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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
orange/ˈɒrɪnʤ/
▶noun
  • 1 a large round citrus fruit with a tough bright reddish-yellow rind.

    ■ chiefly Brit. a drink made from or flavoured with orange juice.

  • 2 the evergreen tree which produces oranges, native to warm regions of south and SE Asia. [Citrus sinensis and related species.]

    ■ used in names of other plants with similar fruit or flowers, e.g. Osage orange.

  • 3 a bright reddish-yellow colour.
▶adjective reddish yellow.
– derivatives
orangey (also orangy) adjective,
orangish adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. orenge, based on Arab. nāranj, from Pers. nārang.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Orange/ˈɒrɪn(d)ʒ/
▶adjective relating to Orangemen or their Order.
– derivatives
Orangeism noun.
– origin after the Protestant William of Orange (William III).



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a range of fruits, such as apple(s), orange(s) and banana(s)
an orange OR orange
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Chunks of apple (and maybe orange)
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from apple to orange, from clime to clime, to right and left
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he is drinking orange juice (no article)
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no olive trees, but orange trees
of orange juice/with paperclips : prepositional phrases ?
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orange fruit
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orange hues
orange in colour/yellow
orange invitations?
orange juice - elision
orange marmelade
orange push-ups?
orange surprise
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see the leaves turn all shades of red, yellow, and orange.
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