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Jackson6612 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Real, yellow, of

1real
1: of or relating to fixed, permanent, or immovable things (as lands or tenements)
2b (2): of or relating to practical or everyday concerns or activities <left school to live in the real world>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]

1yellow
1 a: of the color yellow
[M-W's Col. Dic.]

Which one of the given definitions of of fits best in the context of definitions of real and yellow?

1of (preposition)
1—used as a function word to indicate a point of reckoning <north of the lake>2 a—used as a function word to indicate origin or derivation <a man of noble birth> b—used as a function word to indicate the cause, motive, or reason <died of flu> c: by <plays of Shakespeare> d: on the part of <very kind of you> e: occurring in <a fish of the western Atlantic>3—used as a function word to indicate the component material, parts, or elements or the contents <throne of gold><cup of water>4 a—used as a function word to indicate the whole that includes the part denoted by the preceding word <most of the army> b—used as a function word to indicate a whole or quantity from which a part is removed or expended <gave of his time>5 a: relating to : about <stories of her travels> b: in respect to <slow of speech>6 a—used as a function word to indicate belonging or a possessive relationship <king of England> b—used as a function word to indicate relationship between a result determined by a function or operation and a basic entity (as an independent variable) <a function of x><the product of two numbers>7—used as a function word to indicate something from which a person or thing is delivered <eased of her pain> or with respect to which someone or something is made destitute <robbed of all their belongings>8 a—used as a function word to indicate a particular example belonging to the class denoted by the preceding noun <the city of Rome> b—used as a function word to indicate apposition <that fool of a husband>9 a—used as a function word to indicate the object of an action denoted or implied by the preceding noun <love of nature> b—used as a function word to indicate the application of a verb <cheats him of a dollar> or of an adjective <fond of candy>10—used as a function word to indicate a characteristic or distinctive quality or possession <a woman of courage>11 a—used as a function word to indicate the position in time of an action or occurrence <died of a Monday> b: before <quarter of ten>12archaic : on <a plague of all cowards — Shakespeare>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
  

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Jackson66121real
1: of or relating to fixed, permanent, or immovable things (as lands or tenements)
5 a: relating to : about <stories of her travels>
Jackson66121yellow
1 a: of the color yellow

10—used as a function word to indicat
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AlpheccaStars
Jackson66121real
1: of or relating to fixed, permanent, or immovable things (as lands or tenements)

1of (preposition)
5 a: relating to : about <stories of her travels>

Okay, of is a
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Yes, sometimes people say the same thing in different ways. The result can be clarity, or redundancy. Maybe it depends on the reader.
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AlpheccaStarsYes, sometimes people say the same thing in different ways. The result can be clarity, or redundancy. Maybe it depends on the reader.

There are many instances in English where two (or perhaps more?) words meaning the same are used side by side (or perhaps in difference places in a sentence?). This can be for clarity. I would say t

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