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sardine1

Syllabification: (sar·dine)
Pronunciation: /särˈdēn/

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Definition of sardine

noun

  • a young pilchard or other young or small herringlike fish.

verb

[with object] informal
  • pack closely together.

Phrases

packed like sardines

crowded very close together, as sardines are in cans.

Origin:

late Middle English: from French, or from Latin sardina, from sarda, from Greek, probably from Sardō 'Sardinia'

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