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pearl

 
 
/pɜːl/ noun [C]

Translation

a hard, white, round object that is made inside the shell of an oyster (= a sea creature) and that is used to make jewellery
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a string of pearls a pearl necklace pearl earrings2171275
(Definition of pearl noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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