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actress definition

ac·tress (ak′tris)

noun

a woman or girl who acts in plays, movies, etc.

Etymology: see -ess

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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