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canned

[ kand ]
/ kænd /
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adjective
preserved in a can or jar: canned peaches.
Informal. recorded: canned music.
Informal. prepared in advance: a canned speech.
Slang. drunk.
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Origin of canned

First recorded in 1855–60; can2 + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM canned

un·canned, adjectivewell-canned, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for canned

canned
/ (kænd) /

adjective
preserved and stored in airtight cans or tinscanned meat
informal prepared or recorded in advance; artificial; not spontaneouscanned music
a slang word for drunk (def. 1)
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