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tail-off

tail-off noun: a gradual diminution.

Noun

tail-off (plural tail-offs)

  1. A gradual diminution.

Forms of tail-off

pluraltail-offs

Origin of tail-off

Deverbal from tail off.

Questions about tail-off

What does tail-off mean?
Tail-off means a gradual diminution.
What part of speech is tail-off?
Tail-off is a noun.
What is the plural of tail-off?
The plural of tail-off is tail-offs.

Words near tail-off in the dictionary

  1. tail-gates
  2. tail-gut
  3. tail-guts
  4. tail-napkin
  5. tail-napkins
  6. tail-off
  7. tail-offs
  8. tail-pod radish
  9. tail-pod radishes
  10. tail-pole
  11. tail-poles

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