dead matter
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noun Printing.
type that has been set and used for printing or platemaking and is of no further use.
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
Origin of dead matter
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby dead matter
dead-man's float, dead man's hand, dead man's handle, dead man walking, dead march, dead matter, dead meat, dead-melt, deadname, dead nettle, dead of
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