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suntan

[ suhn-tan ]
/ ˈsʌnˌtĂŠn /
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noun
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
Also called mayfair tan, merida. a light to medium yellow-brown.
Also called pastel orange. a medium orange color.
verb (used with or without object), sun·tanned, sun·tan·ning.
tan1 (defs. 2, 4).
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Origin of suntan

First recorded in 1900–05; sun + tan1

Words nearby suntan

sun star, sunstone, sunstroke, sunstruck, sunsuit, suntan, suntanned, suntans, sun tea, suntrap, sunup
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Words related to suntan

beige, brownish, drab, khaki, biscuit, bronze, buff, cream, ecru, gold, olive, saddle, sand, umber

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British Dictionary definitions for suntan

suntan
/ (ˈsʌnˌtĂŠn) /
noun
  1. a brownish colouring of the skin caused by the formation of the pigment melanin within the skin on exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or a sunlampOften shortened to: tan
  2. (as modifier)suntan oil

Derived forms of suntan

suntanned, adjective
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