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auburn definition

au·burn (ô′bərn)

adjective, noun

reddish brown

Etymology: ME auburne < OFr auborne < ML alburnus < L albus, white (see elf); meaning infl. by ME brun, brown

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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