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canned

 
/kænd/ adj [not gradable]

Definition

We keep a lot of canned food on hand. fig. Canned music is recorded music, esp. played in public places: Canned music annoys me.
(Definition of canned adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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