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dead and buried

dead and buried adjective: of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.

Adjective

dead and buried (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
  2. (idiomatic) Of a project or plan, wholly dispensed with; never to be completed or revived.

Synonyms of dead and buried

Forms of dead and buried

alternative contractiondead 'n' buried

Questions about dead and buried

What does dead and buried mean?
Dead and buried means of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
What part of speech is dead and buried?
Dead and buried is an adjective.

Words near dead and buried in the dictionary

  1. dead 'un
  2. dead 'uns
  3. dead against
  4. dead air
  5. dead amiss
  6. dead and buried
  7. dead and gone
  8. dead angle
  9. dead angles
  10. dead arm syndrome
  11. dead as a dodo

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