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c. 1200, "to become black;" early 14c., "to make black, darken;" from black (adj.). Related: Blacked; blacking.
Source: etymonline.com

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Old English blæc "the color black," also "ink," from noun use of black (adj.). From late 14c. as "dark spot in the pupil of the eye." The meaning "black person, Afri [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Old English blæc "dark," from Proto-Germanic *blakaz "burned" (source also of Old Norse blakkr "dark," Old High German blah "black," Swedish bläck "ink,&qu [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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person of African descent.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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A person with African ancestral origins, who self identifies, or is identified, as Black, African or Afro-Caribbean (see, African and Afro-Caribbean). The word is capitalised to signify its specific use in this way. In some circumstances the word Black signifies all non-white minority populations, and in this use serves political purposes. While th [..]
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the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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the darkest colour of all. Coal is black
Source: eenglish.in

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[A] designation applied to telecommunications and automated information systems, and to associated areas, circuits, components, and equipment, in which only unclassified signals are processed. Note: Encrypted signals are unclassified. [NIS] 2. Designation applied to information systems, and to associated areas, circuits, components, and equipment, [..]
Source: atis.org (offline)

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Propaganda which falsifies it origin
Source: psywar.org

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Dictionary of RGB Colours RGB: 0;0;0Hex: 000000 See example...
Source: comptechdoc.org (offline)

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A font that has more weight than the bold version of a typeface.
Source: writedesignonline.com

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shvarts
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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See colors 
Source: dreams-dictionary.org (offline)

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Sirius's younger brother. He was killed by Lord Voldemort.
Source: harrypotter.scholastic.com (offline)

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Escaped prisoner from Azkaban; Harry's godfather
Source: harrypotter.scholastic.com (offline)

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A horse color which is black, including the muzzle, flanks, mane, tail and legs unless white markings are present.
Source: equibase.com

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(colour) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light.
Source: allwords.com

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is slang for profit. Profit, also called net income, is the amount remaining after all costs, depreciation, interest, taxes, and other expenses have been deducted from total sales. Profit is also refe [..]
Source: investinganswers.com

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This is a term that has undergone considerable change and development since the 1950s. As several different meanings are currently in use, it should be used with caution and understanding.The North Am [..]
Source: universities-scotland.ac.uk

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(n) the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)(n) total absence of light(n) British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulat [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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niger
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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(See under COLOURS for its symbolisms, etc.).
Source: bartleby.com

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“Love or Marriage” (1867); “In Silk Attire” (1869); “Kilmeny” (1870); “The Monarch of Mincing Lane” (1871); “A Daughter [..]
Source: bartleby.com

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The entire coat of the horse is black, including the muzzle, the flanks, the mane, tail and legs, unless white markings are present.
Source: saratogaracetrack.com

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The fourth color in four-color printing. It is listed as the K in "CMYK." Black is required in the printing process because equal amounts of cyan, magenta and yellow inks will not pr [..]
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Process fully fermented
Source: drinktea.co.uk

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Leaf colour desirable leaf appearance
Source: drinktea.co.uk

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A dye used to stain Proteins in electrophoretic techniques. It is used interchangeably with its acid form.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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Hand Gang - the engine room and fire room crew. Older (ca. WW II), less politically-correct form is Black Gang. Originally, it referred to the appearance of men who had been handling or working around [..]
Source: ussrankin.org

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 a social construct referring to people who have dark skin colour and/or other related racialized characteristics. The term has become less of an indicator of skin colour and more of racialized charac [..]
Source: ohrc.on.ca

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Born on 23 May 1908 in Motherwell, Scotland, Black studied at the University of Glasgow, where he received an MA (Mathematics and Physics) in 1929, an ...
Source: dictionaryofeconomics.com

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Born on 23 May 1908 in Motherwell, Scotland, Black studied at the University of Glasgow, where he received an MA (Mathematics and Physics) in 1929, ...
Source: dictionaryofeconomics.com

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Fischer Black is best known for the Black–Scholes option pricing formula, which he regarded as an application of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). ...
Source: dictionaryofeconomics.com

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A term used to refer to a secret program that has not been acknowledged, e.g. 'Aurora', 'Astra', TR-3 etc. Also used as state of a runway. if the runway is Black, then its not usea [..]
Source: dreamlandresort.com

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Describes the player's army who moves second (the player who controls White's army is the first to move, at the start of each game). Typically, the Black army will be colored Black, whereas the White army will, um, be colored White. However, with 'artistic license', manufacturers of Chess sets will play about with different colo [..]
Source: chess-game-strategies.com (offline)

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A wager on all the black numbers.
Source: slotsheaven.com (offline)

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$100 casino chip.
Source: blackraptor.net

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A $100 casino chip.
Source: casinoreviewsquad.com

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A person having ancestry in any of the black racial groups from the African continent. 
Source: dhs.wisconsin.gov

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Denotes data, text, equipment, processes, systems or installations associated with information that requires no emissions security related protection. For example, electronic signals are black if bear [..]
Source: developmentwork.net

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Body, head muzzle, flanks and legs are covered with uniform black hair.
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Blue
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BLIZZARD
Source: communityweather.org.nz

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Body, head muzzle, flanks and legs are covered with uniform black hair.
Source: sportsinteraction.com

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(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. (of a place, etc) Without light. (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigm [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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===Adjective=== ====of the darkest or a very dark color==== =====Synonyms===== black coal black ebon inky jetty archaic nigrescent obsidian pitch-dark pitch-black raven|the colour of a raven sable w [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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lang=en
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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In recent years “black“ has been used less often in this all-encompassing sense, being replaced by such terms as “black and Asian“, “black and ethnic minority“, “black/minority ethnic“. The term is st [..]
Source: equality-network.org





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