Methine dye and silver halide photographic material containing the same

A dye represented by the following formula (3):

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• wherein X3 represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;
• R11 represents one of —OM, —SM, and —NR2OR2,;
• R12 represents one of ═O, ═S, and ═+NR22R23;
• M represents a proton or a cation;
• R20 to R23 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group;
• R20 and R21, or R22 and R23 may be linked to each other to form a ring;
• R13 to R19 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent;
• in R11 to R19, the adjacent substituents may be linked to each other to form a ring;
• G1 and G2 each independently represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, or an arylene group;
• A1 represents one of —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —NR3—, —COO—, —CONR4—, and —SO2NR5—, regardless of the left or right direction;
• R3 to R5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group;
• t1 represents an integer of from 1 to 10;
• X1 and X2 each independently represents —O—, —S—, —NR6—, or —CR7R8—;
• R6 to R8 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group;
• R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group;
• M1 to M3 each independently represents a methine group;
• n1 represents an integer of from 0 to 3;
• V1 and V2 each represents a substituent;
• n2 and n3 each represents an integer of from 0 to 4;
• when each of n2 and n3 is 2 or more, V1s' and V2s' may be respectively the same or different, or may be linked to each other to form a ring;
• CI represents an ion for neutralizing a charge;
• and y represents a number necessary for neutralizing the charge, provided that G1 is linked to Dye1 at R1 or V1, and G2 is linked to Dye2 at one of R11 to R19.