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Definition of stretch marks noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stretch marks

noun

/ˈstretʃ mɑːks/

/ˈstretʃ mɑːrks/

[plural]

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the marks that are left on a person’s skin after it has been stretched, particularly after a woman has been pregnantTopics Life stagesc2

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