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swimsuit

[ swim-soot ]
/ ˈswɪmˌsut /
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noun

bathing suit.

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Origin of swimsuit

First recorded in 1925–30; swim + suit
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British Dictionary definitions for swimsuit

swimsuit

/ (ˈswɪmˌsuːt, -ˌsjuːt) /

noun

a woman's one-piece swimming garment that leaves the arms and legs bare
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for swimsuit

swimsuit

n.

1934, from swim + suit (n.).

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