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The Latin word for black is
niger





black



Translations for black and their definitions

niger
     1. adj. wan, shining black (as opposed to ater, dull black)
           Nigrum in candida vertere.
             To turn black into white.
     2. adj. bad; evil; ill-omened


ater
     1. adj. dull black (as opposed to niger, shining black); dark
     2. adj. gloomy, sad, dismal, unlucky
     3. adj. (poetic, rare) malevolent
     4. adj. (poetic) obscure



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