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dead matter

noun

, Printing.
  1. type that has been set and used for printing or platemaking and is of no further use.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dead matter1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

His very thought is in itself a contradiction to the idea that there is nothing in existence but dead matter.

But it is wrong when it denies all sensation to matter, and regards actual energy as a function of dead matter.

Not a place where men dealt only with dead matter, but where they "proved the spirit."

There is no such thing as dead matter; the universe consists of living forces all through.

As the harp resumed its sadly sweet pulsations, the dead matter in the room seemed to awake.

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