"cheese single" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheese singles [plural]
Etymology: Probably from the brand Kraft Singles, from single (“individual”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheese single (plural cheese singles)
  1. A prepackaged individual slice of processed cheese. Wikipedia link: Kraft Singles
    Sense id: en-cheese_single-en-noun-17wQ6fDl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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