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hue
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
hue
(noun)
hued
(adjective)
hue and cry
(noun)
hue
/
ˈ
hjuː/
noun
plural
hues
hue
/
ˈ
hjuː/
noun
plural
hues
Britannica Dictionary definition of HUE
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1
:
a color or a shade of a color
We decorated the room in
hues
of blue and green.
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2
:
kind or type
politicians of every
hue
[=of every kind]
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