"sing-off" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sing-offs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sing-off (plural sing-offs)
  1. A competition between two or more singers where each tries to do better than the last.
    Sense id: en-sing-off-en-noun-sqUc2hL6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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