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kelly green

kel·ly green
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kel-ee green]
    • /ˈkɛl i grin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kel-ee green]
    • /ˈkɛl i grin/

Definitions of kelly green words

  • noun kelly green a strong yellow-green. 1
  • noun kelly green a shade of bright yellow-green 0
  • adjective kelly green bright yellow-green 0
  • noun kelly green a bright, yellowish green 0
See all 4 definitions of kelly green

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Origin of kelly green

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Kelly green

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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kelly green popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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