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rejection slip

rejection slip noun: a standardized message notifying an author that his or her work has not been accepted for publication, ordinarily printed on a small piece of paper and attached to the returned manuscript.

Noun

rejection slip (plural rejection slips)

  1. A standardized message notifying an author that his or her work has not been accepted for publication, ordinarily printed on a small piece of paper and attached to the returned manuscript.
    • The rejection slip was so tactfully worded that he felt kindly toward the editor.1909, Jack London, chapter 11, in Martin Eden
    • The editor . . . returned the manuscript with a rejection slip. Anthony sent it off elsewhere and began another story.1922, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, (please specify |book=1, 2, or 3)

Forms of rejection slip

pluralrejection slips

Questions about rejection slip

What does rejection slip mean?
Rejection slip means a standardized message notifying an author that his or her work has not been accepted for publication, ordinarily printed on a small piece of paper and attached to the returned manuscript.
What part of speech is rejection slip?
Rejection slip is a noun.
What is the plural of rejection slip?
The plural of rejection slip is rejection slips.

Words near rejection slip in the dictionary

  1. rejection regions
  2. rejection sampling
  3. rejection samplings
  4. rejection sensitivity
  5. rejection sensitivity dysphoria
  6. rejection slip
  7. rejection slips
  8. rejectional
  9. rejectionism
  10. rejectionist
  11. rejectionistic

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