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abeer /əˈbɪə / (also abir)
noun [mass noun] brightly coloured powder of a type thrown into the air and on to others in celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi:
I only use light shades of herbal abeer to smear on my friends.
– ORIGIN from Hindi abīr.
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