canned
pronunciation
How to pronounce canned in British English:
UK [kænd]
How to pronounce canned in American English:
US [kænd]
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- Adjective:
- recorded for broadcast
- sealed in a can or jar
Word Origin
- canned (adj.)
- 1859, "put up in a can," past participle adjective from can (v.2). Figuratively, of music, from 1904, originally a contemptuous term (associated with John Philip Sousa) for music played by automatic instruments.
Example
- 1. Caffeine is widely found in tea and canned drinks .
- 2. A small fraction of fresh orange juice is canned .
- 3. What sells in a recession : canned goods and condoms
- 4. Are they mostly raw or cooked , canned or fresh or frozen ?
- 5. In one case , a man died after drinking canned tea laced with cyanide .