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单词 dead-letter
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dead letter, 
    1. a law, ordinance, etc., that has lost its force but has not been formally repealed or abolished.
    2. a letter that cannot reach the addressee or be returned to the sender, usually because of incorrect address, and that is sent to and handled in a special division or department (dead-letter of′fice) of a general post office.
    • 1570–80
    dead-letter, adj. 

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