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Definition of plain-Jane adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

plain-Jane

adjective

/ˌpleɪn ˈdʒeɪn/

/ˌpleɪn ˈdʒeɪn/

[only before noun] (North American English)

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very simple and not particularly attractive
- They bought an inexpensive plain-Jane house and turned it into a gorgeous home.
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