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iron-gray

i·ron-gray
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahy-ern grey]
    • /ˈaɪ ərn greɪ/
    • /ˈaɪən ɡreɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-ern grey]
    • /ˈaɪ ərn greɪ/

Definition of iron-gray word

  • noun iron-gray a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron. 1

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Origin of iron-gray

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English iren grei, Old English īsengrǣg

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Parts of speech for Iron-gray

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

iron-gray popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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