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pastel
/ˈpæstəl/
/pæsˈtel/ adjective Definition
› A pastel colour is light: pastel colours/shades pastel pink
pastel noun [C] › The bedroom is decorated in pastels (= pale colours).(Definition of pastel adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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