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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dead and buried en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, not-comparable) Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
  2. (idiomatic, not-comparable) Of a project or plan, wholly dispensed with; never to be completed or revived.

Forms

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dead 'n' buried alternative, contraction lexicographic

Synonyms

water under the bridge (moot, passed) · ancient history (moot, passed) · bygones (moot, passed) · history (moot, passed)

Translations (3)

it morto e sepolto (moot, passed) · fr mort et enterré (moot, passed) · ro mort și îngropat (moot, passed)