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Grey is defined as the British version of gray, which is the color made by mixing together white and black.

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An example of grey is the color of an overcast or foggy day in London.

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adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb

Chiefly Brit. gray

Grey, Charles 2d Earl Grey 1764-1845; Eng. statesman; prime minister (1830-34)
Grey, Lady Jane Lady Jane Dudley 1537-54; queen of England (July 10-19, 1553): beheaded
Grey, Zane 1875-1939; U.S. novelist

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adjective, n. & v.

Variant of gray¹.

British politician who as prime minister (1830-1834) implemented parliamentary and social reforms, notably the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire.

, Lady Jane 1537-1554.

Queen of England for nine days (1553). Proclaimed queen on the death of Edward VI (July 10, 1553), she was imprisoned after her short reign, replaced by the popular Mary Tudor, later Mary I, and subsequently beheaded for treason.

, Zane 1875-1939.

American writer of Western adventure novels, including Riders of the Purple Sage (1912).

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