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| am·ber [ ámbər ] |
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1. yellow fossil resin: a hard translucent fossil resin varying in color from yellow to light brown. Use: jewelry, ornaments.
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2. brownish yellow color: a yellow to brown color
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3. (plural am·bers) signal for caution: in a system of road traffic lights or railway signaling, the yellow-colored light that advises caution
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| [14th century. Via French ambre< Arabic anbar "ambergris," from a perceived similarity between the two] |
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 am·ber adjective |
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