/ ˈkreɪən; NAmE / noun
a coloured pencil or stick of soft coloured chalk or wax , used for drawing
► crayon verb [ v , vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French , from craie chalk, from Latin creta .
/ ˈkreɪən; NAmE / noun
a coloured pencil or stick of soft coloured chalk or wax , used for drawing
► crayon verb [ v , vn ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French , from craie chalk, from Latin creta .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005