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adj.
  1. Preserved and sealed in a can or jar.
  2. Informal. Recorded or taped for repeated use on television or radio: canned laughter.
  3. Informal.
    1. Used repeatedly with little or no change: a canned speech.
    2. Totally unoriginal; devoid of individuality: "Most [soundtrack albums] contain homogenized dance tracks that provide little more than canned excitement" (Boston Globe).

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IN BRIEF: Sealed in a jar; Recorded for broadcast.

pronunciation I know canned music makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. — Victor Borge, Source: King Features

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adjective
adjective

Drunk, intoxicated. (1914 —) .
J. J. Connington Being rather canned, he sticks the candle on the table, and forgets all about it (1926).



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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - konserveret, dåse-, optaget på bånd

Nederlands (Dutch)
ingeblikt, ontslagen, dronken

Français (French)
adj. - en boîte (de conserve), enregistré, bourré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Dosen-, sternhagelvoll, aufgezeichnet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κονσερβαρισμένος, σε κονσέρβα, (για μουσική κ.λπ.) ηχογραφημένος, όχι ζωντανός, (καθομ.) μεθυσμένος

Italiano (Italian)
ubriaco, pre registrato, conservato in scatola, licenziato, incarcerato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - enlatado, bêbado (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
консервированный, снятый на пленку

Español (Spanish)
adj. - enlatado, despedido, borracho

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - konserverad, packad (sl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
罐装的, 一稿数用的, 录音的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 罐裝的, 一稿數用的, 錄音的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 통조림한, 녹음한, 진부한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 酔っぱらった, 缶詰にした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוקלט, משומר (מזון), שיכור‬


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