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look–see
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
look–see
(noun)
look–see
/
ˈ
lʊk
ˈ
siː/
noun
look–see
/
ˈ
lʊk
ˈ
siː/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of LOOK–SEE
[
singular
]
chiefly US, informal
:
a quick act of looking at or examining something
They heard the house was for sale, so they drove over to have a
look-see
.
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