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pa·ja·ma

(pə-jä′mə, -jăm′ə)

n. often pajamas

1. A garment, usually consisting of loose-fitting pants and a shirt or top, worn for sleeping or lounging.

2. A pair of loose-fitting pants worn in South and Southeast Asia by men and women.

[Hindi pāyjāmā, pājāmā and Urdu pāyjāma, pājāma, loose-fitting trousers, from Persian pāyjāma, pājāma : pāy, pā, foot, leg (from Middle Persian pāy, foot; see ped- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + jāma, garment (from Middle Persian ǰāmag; akin to Greek zōma, loincloth, girdle, and Lithuanian juosti, to gird).]

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pa•ja•ma

(pəˈdʒɑ mə, -ˈdʒæm ə)

adj.

of, pertaining to, or resembling pajamas.

[1795–1805]

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Noun	1.	pajama - a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries pyjama trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
	2.	pajama - (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers jammies, pj's, pyjama nightclothes, nightwear, sleepwear - garments designed to be worn in bed sleeper - pajamas with feet; worn by children

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