black
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /blæk/US /blæk/
Meaning
adjective
having the very darkest colour, like coal or the sky at night
“a shiny black car”
noun
the very darkest colour, like night or coal
“the black of the night sky”
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“It's what they believed, and it wasn't about black versus white: 25% of the audience was white.”
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