Definitions from Wiktionary (dead letter)
▸ noun: An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed.
▸ noun: A law or other measure that is no longer enforced.
▸ noun: (by extension) Anything that has lost its authority or influence despite still being in existence or formally in force.
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▸ noun: An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed.
▸ noun: A law or other measure that is no longer enforced.
▸ noun: (by extension) Anything that has lost its authority or influence despite still being in existence or formally in force.
Similar:
non-issue,
dead letter office,
empty letter,
left-behind,
deadleg,
dead hand,
night letter,
deadlihood,
deadheader,
abandonment,
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Opposite:
Phrases:
Adjectives:
postal,
paquebot,
post-free,
frank,
mailorder,
registered,
coin-operated,
door-to-door,
cod,
bc,
flat
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