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rainbows

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noun

  1. A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
  2. Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
  3. (often used with “of”) A wide assortment; a varied multitude.“a rainbow of possibilities”
  4. An illusion, mirage.“Many electoral promises are rainbows, vanishing soon after poll day.”

verb

  1. To brighten with, or as with, a rainbow; to pattern with the colours of the rainbow.
  2. To take the appearance of a rainbow.

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