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stand-up

 
/ˈstændˌʌp/ adj [not gradable]

Definition

related to a type of performance in which someone stands in front of a group of people and tells jokes: stand-up comedy standup
 
/ˈstæn·dʌp/ n [U]
She doesn’t do a lot of standup anymore.
(Definition of stand-up adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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