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canned definition

canned (kand)

adjective

  1. preserved in airtight cans or jars
  2. Slang
    1. recorded for reproduction, as on radio or TV canned commercials
    2. prepared for publication in a number of newspapers simultaneously a canned editorial

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