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rainbow
rainbow /ˈreɪn.bəʊ/ aep /-boʊ/ noun [C]
► B2 an arch (= curved shape) of different colours seen in the sky when rain is falling and the sun is shining: » The tropical butterfly's wings were shimmering with all the colours of the rainbow.Thesaurus+: ↑Rain• • • Extra Examples:» Look over there - there's a rainbow!» The glass prism refracted the white light into the colours of the rainbow.» The colours of the spectrum - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet - can be seen in a rainbow.» She did a stencil of a rainbow on her daughter's bedroom wall.» There's a double rainbow! |