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Definition of
cigar noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cigar
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
sɪˈɡɑr
/
/
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a roll of dried
tobacco
leaves that people smoke, like a cigarette but bigger and without paper around it
cigar smoke
Idioms
close, but no cigar
(
informal
)
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used to tell someone that their attempt or guess was almost but not quite successful
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cigar
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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