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Lycra
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Lycra
(trademark)
Lycra
/
ˈ
laɪkrə/
trademark
Lycra
/
ˈ
laɪkrə/
trademark
Britannica Dictionary definition of LYCRA
—
used for a type of cloth that stretches
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