ebon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛbən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(eb′ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
eb•on  (eb′ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. ebony (def. 6).
  • Greek ébenos, of Semitic. origin, originally
  • Medieval Latin ebanus, for Latin (h)ebenus
  • Anglo-French eban(ne), Old French eban, ebaine
  • Middle English eban, ebyn ebony 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ebon / ˈɛbən/ ,
  1. a poetic word for ebony
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin hebenus; see ebony
'ebon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ebonics - ebonist - ebonite - ebonize - ebony

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