/ˈjel.əʊ/

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Meaning

Having the colour of the sun or of a lemon.

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Word origin

From Old English geolu, from the same root as gold and glow.

Origin
Old English
Root
geolu

Examples

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"Yellow" tells us the colour of the sun.

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Here "yellow" describes the colour of the flower.

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Here "yellow" is the colour of the hat.

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yellow: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 3: yellow, vision, sexual and 7 more words.