/ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/

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Meaning

A colour between red and yellow. It is also a round fruit of this colour.

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Word origin

From Old French orenge, taken from Arabic naranj, the name of the fruit. The colour was named after it.

Origin
Old French
Root
orenge

Examples

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"Orange" tells us the colour of the coat.

sunset.

Here "orange" describes the colour of the sun.

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Here "orange" is the round fruit of that colour.

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This word is taught in chapter 25, lesson 10: orange, anytime, ceremony and 7 more words.