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Definition for Shadow (-s)
shade
shady
shadow (-s)
, n. [OE < Gk. 'darkness'.]
Patch of shade; image of partial darkness caused by blocking the sunlight.
Hint; warning sign; token of coming darkness.
Phantom; ghost; spirit of a dead person.
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