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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
subfusc /ˈsʌbfʌsk, sʌbˈfʌsk/

▶adjective literary dull or gloomy. ▶noun Brit. the formal clothing worn for examinations and formal occasions at some universities.

– origin C18: from L. subfuscus, from sub- ‘somewhat’ + fuscus ‘dark brown’.

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