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maculature

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English

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Etymology

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    From macule + -ate + -ure.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈmækjʊlətjʊə(ɹ)/, /ˈmækjʊlət͡ʃə(ɹ)/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

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    maculature (countable and uncountable, plural maculatures)

    1. (dated) Blotting paper.
    2. (figuratively) Paper waste; printed materials that may not be read, such as junk mail.

    French

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    Noun

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    maculature f (plural maculatures)

    1. blotting
    2. maculature

    Further reading

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    Latin

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    Participle

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    maculātūre

    1. vocative masculine singular of maculātūrus