pyjamas
noun [plural] (US usually pajamas) /pɪˈdʒɑː.məz/Definition
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B2 mainly UK soft, loose clothing that is worn in bed and consists of trousers and a type of shirt: I need a new pair of pyjamas.Nightwear pyjama mainly UK (US usually pajama) /-mə/ adjective [before noun] › pyjama bottoms (= trousers) a pyjama topNightwear
(Definition of pyjamas noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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