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dead tree edition

idiom
Meaning

The physical, printed version of a publication.


Origin

disputed origin

A dysphemism, referring to the raw materials from trees used in the manufacture of paper.

Examples
SIMPLE

I prefer reading the dead tree edition of the newspaper.

CONTEXTUAL

Even though the website is updated faster, many readers still subscribe to the dead tree edition for the weekend features.

COMPLEX

While digital archives have largely replaced physical stacks, the library maintains a collection of the dead tree edition for researchers who value the tactile experience of historical print.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bark up the wrong tree

    To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.

  2. 02

    beat a dead horse

    To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

  3. 03

    brown bread

    [Cockney slang]dead

  4. 04

    Christmas tree bill

    A bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.

  5. 05

    come back from the dead

    To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.

  6. 06

    dead 'n' buried

    Contraction of dead and buried.

  7. 07

    dead air

    An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.

  8. 08

    dead and buried

    Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.

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