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reds

noun

Meaning

  1. Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.
  2. A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
  3. One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
  4. Red wine.
  5. A redshank.
  6. An Amerind.

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Sources

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