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pear-shaped definition

pear·-shaped (per′s̸hāpt′)

adjective

  1. shaped like a pear
  2. full, clear, even, and resonant: said of sung tones

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