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gig

 
/gɪg/ n [C]

Definition

a job, esp. one as a performer or one that lasts only a short time: Now many of his gigs as a singer-saxophonist are being put on hold.
(Definition of gig n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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