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/osˈkuɾo/

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Translation

dark

Word origin

From Latin obscurus ('dark, covered over').

Origin
Latin
Root
obscurus
English cognates
obscure

Grammar

Feminineoscura
Masc pluraloscuros
Fem pluraloscuras

Examples

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The street is very dark at night.

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She is wearing a very pretty dark blue dress.

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I am afraid of dark rooms.

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The sky is dark, it is going to rain.

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Her hair is dark like her father's.

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This word is part of lesson 19.