BURNT Definition & Meaning

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burnt

[ burnt ]

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of burn ¹.

adjective

Fine Arts.
1. of or showing earth pigments that have been calcined and changed to a deeper and warmer color:
  burnt ocher.
2. of or showing colors having a deeper or grayer hue than is usually associated with them:
  burnt orange; burnt rose.

burnt

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verb

a past tense and past participle of burn 1

adjective

affected by or as if by burning; charred
(of various pigments, such as ochre and orange) calcined, with a resultant darkening of colour

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of burnt¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, for the adjective

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Storefronts were either shuttered, defaced, or both, with the husks of burnt cars lining the side of the road.

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He noted there had been a flurry of content created around the LA wildfires, including a video of a burnt Oscars trophy.

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As the fires began to burn out of control, rumors spread through group chats and social media posts that the rec center had burnt down.

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“Everything about it is probably significantly superior to what burnt down.”

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Early analysis of the hoard, released on Tuesday, suggests a lot of the items had been purposefully burnt or broken before being buried as a show of power and wealth.

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