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dead matter
noun
- type that has been set and used for printing or platemaking and is of no further use.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dead matter1
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Example Sentences
His very thought is in itself a contradiction to the idea that there is nothing in existence but dead matter.
But it is wrong when it denies all sensation to matter, and regards actual energy as a function of dead matter.
Not a place where men dealt only with dead matter, but where they "proved the spirit."
There is no such thing as dead matter; the universe consists of living forces all through.
As the harp resumed its sadly sweet pulsations, the dead matter in the room seemed to awake.
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