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trash heaps of history

trash heaps of history is the plural of trash heap of history.

Meaning of trash heap of history

Noun

the trash heap of history

  1. (figuratively) A notional place where events, people or objects which have been forgotten or have become irrelevant from a historical perspective are placed or recorded.
    • As I talked with Billy, it suddenly hit me that I needed to do something—no matter how minor—to save these stories from the trash heap of history.2012, Michael Bellesiles, A People's History of the U.S. Military, The New Press, →ISBN

Questions about trash heaps of history

What is trash heaps of history the plural of?
Trash heaps of history is the plural of trash heap of history.

Words near trash heaps of history in the dictionary

  1. trash fires
  2. trash fish
  3. trash fishes
  4. trash for brains
  5. trash heap of history
  6. trash heaps of history
  7. trash hose
  8. trash ice
  9. trash line
  10. trash man
  11. trash mob

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