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Definition of vermilion adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vermilion

adjective
 
/vəˈmɪliən/
 
/vərˈmɪliən/
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  1. bright red in colourTopics Colours and Shapesc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French vermeillon, from vermeil, from Latin vermiculus, diminutive of vermis ‘worm’.
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