/ɡreɪ/

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Meaning

A colour between black and white, like a cloud on a rainy day.

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Word origin

From Old English graeg, a common Germanic colour word. Grey is the British spelling; gray is American.

Origin
Old English
Root
graeg

Examples

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"Grey" tells us the colour of the sky.

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Here "grey" describes the colour of his hair.

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Here "grey" is the colour of the coat.

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This word is taught in chapter 27, lesson 12: grey, unlike, relation and 5 more words.