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fossil words

fossil words is the plural of fossil word.

Meaning of fossil word

Noun

fossil word (plural fossil words)

  1. A word that is broadly obsolete but remains in current use because it is contained within an idiom that is still in use.

Questions about fossil words

What is fossil words the plural of?
Fossil words is the plural of fossil word.

Words near fossil words in the dictionary

  1. fossil twister
  2. fossil twisters
  3. fossil water
  4. fossil waters
  5. fossil word
  6. fossil words
  7. fossilate
  8. fossilated
  9. fossilates
  10. fossilating
  11. fossildom

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