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show–and–tell
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show–and–tell
(noun)
show–and–tell
/
ˈ
ʃowən
ˈ
tɛl/
noun
show–and–tell
/
ˈ
ʃowən
ˈ
tɛl/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOW–AND–TELL
[
noncount
]
:
a school activity in which children show an item to the class and talk about it
She brought in a seashell for
show-and-tell
.
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