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pajamas definition

pa·ja·mas (pə jä′məz, -jam′əz)

plural noun

  1. a pair of loose silk or cotton trousers worn originally in the Near East
  2. a loosely fitting sleeping or lounging suit consisting of top and trousers

Etymology: Hindi pājāma < Pers pāi, a leg (< IE *ped-, foot) + jāma, garment

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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