Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cambridge blue

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: cam-bridge blue
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light, bright blue.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A medium spring green colour used by sports teams from the University of Cambridge.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of a light bright blue color.

Example Sentences

"There are both trailing and compact border edging varieties, in a range of colors. The border-edging compact types include 'Cambridge Blue' (pale blue), 'Crystal Palace' (dark blue) and 'Mrs. Clibran' (brilliant blue)."

Etymology

Perhaps related to the colour of a body of water: Cambridge has a famous boating club, and at one time used light blue as a school colour. "The greening of Cambridge blue is often attributed to Alf Twinn, university boatman between 1934 and 1984, who, either because he wanted to distinguish the rowing colours from the rugby union team's, or because his eyesight was deteriorating, began adding subtle amounts of yellow to the blue paint used for oar blades."

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cambridge blues (plural)

Questions

What does cambridge blue mean?: A light, bright blue.
Where does cambridge blue come from?: Perhaps related to the colour of a body of water: Cambridge has a famous boating club, and at one time used light blue as a school colour. "The greening of Cambridge blue is often attributed to Alf Twinn, university boatman between 1934 and 1984, who, either because he wanted to distinguish the rowing colours from the rugby union team's, or because his eyesight was deteriorating, began adding subtle amounts of yellow to the blue paint used for oar blades."

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