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May 23, 2012
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am•ber



Pronunciation: (am'bur), [key]
—n.
1. a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
2. the yellowish-brown color of resin.

—adj.
1. of the color of amber; yellowish-brown: amber fields of grain.
2. made of amber: amber earrings.

Am•ber



Pronunciation: (am'bur), [key]
—n.
a female given name.

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