"bralette" meaning in English

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          "text": "Of course it wasn’t a bra top. Bralettes, itty-bitty bandeaus and crocheted bikinis are everywhere. So, too, are Daisy Dukes cut high enough to expose buttocks curvature.",
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          "text": "Soon sales of Victoria's Secret's most important category, bras, had started to decline as women shifted to bralettes and sports bras.",
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