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dead letter meaning in Tamil

உரியவரை உற்றடையா கடிதம்

dead letter in Tamil: உரியவரை உற்றடையா கடிதம். In English, dead letter means an item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed.

Tamil words for dead letter

உரியவரை உற்றடையா கடிதம்

English meaning of dead letter

  1. noun An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed.
  2. noun A law or other measure that is no longer enforced.
  3. noun Anything that has lost its authority or influence despite still being in existence or formally in force.

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Questions about dead letter in Tamil

What is the meaning of dead letter in Tamil?
Dead letter in Tamil is உரியவரை உற்றடையா கடிதம்.
dead letter என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Dead letter: உரியவரை உற்றடையா கடிதம்.
What does dead letter mean in English?
Dead letter means an item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: dead letter (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dead letter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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