"pants suit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pants suits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pants suit (plural pants suits)
  1. Alternative form of pantsuit Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pantsuit
    Sense id: en-pants_suit-en-noun-VrcacllF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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