"touch-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-touch-up.ogg [US] Forms: touch-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from touch up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|touch up}} Deverbal from touch up Head templates: {{en-noun}} touch-up (plural touch-ups)
  1. A slight correction or adjustment. Translations (a finishing touch): parantelu (Finnish), kohennus (Finnish), retouche [feminine] (French), retoque (Spanish)

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