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[tin] 1. noun1) (an element, a silvery white metal: Is that box made of tin or steel?) cositor; tablă2) ((also can) a container, usually for food, made of tin-plate, thin sheets of iron covered with tin or other metal: a tin of fruit; a biscuit-tin.) cutie (de conserve)2. adjective(made of tin or tin-plate: a tin plate) de tinichea- tinned- tinfoil
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