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olive drab

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
olive -drab
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive; almost invariably with a matte finish.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Cloth of an olive drab colour, used often for military uniforms.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of a greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive.

Usage

Inflected Forms

olive drabs (plural) OD (alternative, initialism)

Synonyms

olive-drab uniform drab

Questions

What does olive drab mean?
A greyish green colour, like that of a ripe green olive; almost invariably with a matte finish.

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