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How to pronounce “dead letter”
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Pronunciation guide for dead letter
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dead letter with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Letters of Note
are now dead, so you have to deal with their estates,
- Definition summary
- 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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How to pronounce dead letter
Letters of Note
are now dead, so you have to deal with their estates,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dead letter”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed.
- A law or other measure that is no longer enforced.
- (by extension) Anything that has lost its authority or influence despite still being in existence or formally in force.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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