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OR-inj/ˈɒrɪndʒ/

A round citrus fruit, and the colour of that fruit: orange. An orange (the fruit) needs a or an. Orange juice. As a colour it sits before the noun: an orange bag. Apple is another fruit; orange has a thick skin you peel.

Meaning

A round fruit with a thick orange skin, or the colour of that fruit.

Examples

• “Would you like an orange?”
• “Peel the orange over the plate.”
• “He wore an orange jumper.”

Good to know

an orange (fruit). orange juice. Also a colour. Plural: oranges.

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