WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dead′ mat′ter, [Print.]
  1. Printingtype that has been set and used for printing or platemaking and is of no further use.
  2. See foul matter. 
  • 1875–80

'dead matter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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