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Meaning of tan

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tan
      adj 1: of a light yellowish-brown color
      n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays
           of the sun [syn: {tan}, {suntan}, {sunburn}, {burn}]
      2: a light brown the color of topaz [syn: {tan}, {topaz}]
      3: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled
         triangle [syn: {tangent}, {tan}]
      v 1: treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert
           them into leather
      2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: {tan}, {bronze}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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