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fairy lights
noun [plural] UKDefinition
› small electric lights on a string used as decoration, especially on trees at ChristmasLighting and light fittings in the home
(Definition of fairy lights noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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