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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024eb•on (eb′ən),USA pronunciation adj. - ebony (def. 6).
- Greek ébenos, of Semitic. origin, originally
- Medieval Latin ebanus, for Latin (h)ebenus
- Anglo-French eban(ne), Old French eban, ebaine
- Middle English eban, ebyn ebony 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ebon /ˈɛbən/ n , adj - a poetic word for ebony
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin hebenus; see ebony |