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such and such

such and such is the alternative form of such-and-such.

Meaning of such-and-such

Noun

such-and-such (plural such-and-suches)

  1. A placeholder or generic thing.
    • It's a poor system, because if you want to do such-and-such, you must first find that function in a long and disorderly list.

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Questions about such and such

What is such and such the alternative form of?
Such and such is the alternative form of such-and-such.

Words near such and such in the dictionary

  1. succès fous
  2. Suceava
  3. Sucellus
  4. Sucevița
  5. such
  6. such and such
  7. such as
  8. such is life
  9. such like
  10. such or such
  11. such that

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