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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

back number en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A back issue of a magazine, etc.
    • Because of war conditions and rigid paper control, it is now impossible for us to keep supplies of recent back numbers. 1941 December, “Back Numbers of "The Railway Magazine"”, in Railway Magazine, page 574:
  2. Anything considered old-fashioned.

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Synonyms

has-been (something considered old-fashioned) · back issue (magazine)