basic salary
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So-called basic color terms, single color words used frequently by speakers of a given language, are often employed to gauge how languages differ in their handling of color.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023
In other languages, a distinction is made between two basic color terms for blue: In Russian, it’s siniy for dark blue and goluboy for lighter blue.
From Scientific American • Nov. 1, 2022
And yet, even basic color is better than no color at all.
From The Verge • Jun. 4, 2022
“It shows how most every aspect of our planet is being affected by humans, now including the basic color of our water. That’s pretty profound if you think about it.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2021
She had on one of the silk shirts, which happened to be striped in many shades, none of which harmonized with the basic color of the skirt.
From Casey Ryan by Bower, B. M.
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