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Definition of bladder noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bladder

noun

NAmE//ˈblædər//

1an organ that is shaped like a bag in which urine (= liquid waste) collects before it is passed out of the body see gall bladder

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2a bag made of rubber, leather, etc. that can be filled with air or liquid, such as the one inside a football

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