"flameless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: flame + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flame|less}} flame + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flameless (not comparable)
  1. That does not emit flames. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-flameless-en-adj-TIl4-SMl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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        },
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