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Amazon (2)
amazon
Amazon dolphin
Amazonas
amazonite
ambassador
ambassador at large
ambeer
amber
Amber alert
amber gambler
ambergris
amberjack
amberoid
ambi-
ambiance
ambidexterity
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amber

am·ber [ ámbər ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. yellow fossil resin: a hard translucent fossil resin varying in color from yellow to light brown. Use: jewelry, ornaments.

2. brownish yellow color: a yellow to brown color

3.  (plural am·bers) signal for caution: in a system of road traffic lights or railway signaling, the yellow-colored light that advises caution

[14th century. Via French ambre< Arabic anbar "ambergris," from a perceived similarity between the two]

am·ber adjective
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