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tinsel

 
 
/ˈtɪnsəl/ noun [U]

Translation

long, shiny, coloured string, used as a decoration at Christmas (= a Christian holiday)
metal süs ipliği, duvak teli
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(Definition of tinsel noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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