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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: auborne 'blond', from Medieval Latin alburnus 'whitish', from Latin albus 'white'; probably influenced by brun, an early form of brown

auburn

 adjective
     
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au‧burn
CCDCB auburn hair is a reddish brown colour
—auburn noun [uncountable]
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