"dress pants" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} dress pants pl (plural only)
  1. Formal pants (i.e., trousers). Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: dress-pants, dresspants Coordinate_terms: dress shirt, dress shoe Translations (formal pants): puvunhousut (Finnish)

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