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shades

/ ʃɪ /

plural noun

  1. gathering darkness at nightfall

  2. a slang word for sunglasses

  3. (often capital) a literary term for Hades

  4. (foll by of) undertones or suggestions

    shades of my father!

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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