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letterweight

letterweight noun: a paperweight (heavy object placed on paper to keep it from fluttering away).

Noun

letterweight (plural letterweights)

  1. A paperweight (heavy object placed on paper to keep it from fluttering away).

Forms of letterweight

pluralletterweights

Origin of letterweight

From letter + weight.

Questions about letterweight

What does letterweight mean?
Letterweight means a paperweight (heavy object placed on paper to keep it from fluttering away).
What part of speech is letterweight?
Letterweight is a noun.
What is the plural of letterweight?
The plural of letterweight is letterweights.

Words near letterweight in the dictionary

  1. letterspace
  2. letterspaces
  3. letterspacing
  4. letterspacings
  5. Letterston
  6. letterweight
  7. letterweights
  8. letterwinner
  9. letterwinners
  10. letterwise
  11. letterwoman

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