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bra

noun

Simple meaning

An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈbɹɑ

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Definition

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noun

  1. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

  2. An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts.

  3. linear algebraquantum mechanics

    One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being its complex conjugate, the ket.

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Sense: undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

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