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back numbers

back numbers is the plural of back number.

Meaning of back number

Noun

back number (plural back numbers)

  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
    Synonyms:
    back issue
  2. Anything considered old-fashioned.
    Synonyms:
    has-been

Questions about back numbers

What is back numbers the plural of?
Back numbers is the plural of back number.

Words near back numbers in the dictionary

  1. back matter
  2. back mutation
  3. back nine
  4. back nines
  5. back number
  6. back numbers
  7. back o' beyond
  8. back o' Bourke
  9. back of beyond
  10. back of Godspeed
  11. back of house

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