dead matter

dead mat·ter

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ded mat-er]
- /dɛd ˈmæt ər/
- /ded ˈmætə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ded mat-er]
- /dɛd ˈmæt ər/

Definitions of dead matter words

noun dead matter type that has already been used or is not going to be used 3
noun dead matter type that has been set and used for printing or platemaking and is of no further use. 1
noun dead matter foul matter. 1

See all 3 definitions of dead matter

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Origin of dead matter

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Dead matter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dead matter

dead matter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dead matter usage trend in Literature

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