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Y-el-oh/ˈjeləʊ/

Lemons, ripe bananas, and some taxis share yellow. A yellow shirt / yellow flowers. Yello is not a spelling. Yellow sits before the noun like other colour words. Gold is metal and a deeper shiny colour; yellow is the basic crayon name.

Meaning

The colour of a lemon or a banana that is ready to eat.

Examples

• “The flowers are yellow.”
• “The school bus is yellow.”
• “She highlighted the line in yellow.”

Good to know

a yellow + noun. Colour of lemons / ripe bananas.

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