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PITCH-BLACK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extremely dark

Example:

it was pitch-dark in the cellar

Synonyms:

black; pitch-black; pitch-dark

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dark (devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black)

Derivation:

pitch blackness (total absence of light)

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