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English noun: rainbow

1. rainbow (object) an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain


Broader (hypernym)arc, bow


Part meronymsky

2. rainbow (cognition) an illusory hope


SamplesChasing rainbows.


Broader (hypernym)hope, promise









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