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brəs
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adjective
Archaic
.
somber.
Origin:
1720–30;
<
French
sombre
somber
+
-ous
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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sombre
or
somber
(ˈsɒmbə)
—
adj
1.
dismal; melancholy:
a sombre mood
2.
dim, gloomy, or shadowy
3.
(of colour, clothes, etc) sober, dull, or dark
[C18: from French, from Vulgar Latin
subumbrāre
(unattested) to shade, from Latin
sub
beneath +
umbra
shade]
somber
or
somber
—
adj
[C18: from French, from Vulgar Latin
subumbrāre
(unattested) to shade, from Latin
sub
beneath +
umbra
shade]
'sombrely
or
somber
—
adv
'somberly
or
somber
—
adv
'sombreness
or
somber
—
n
'somberness
or
somber
—
n
sombrous
or
somber
—
adj
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