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/dʌst/

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Translation

Fine dry powder made of tiny bits of dirt in the air or on surfaces.

Word origin

From Old English dust, the common word for fine dry powder.

Origin
Old English
Root
dust

Examples

layer .

"Dust" is the fine dry powder on the surface.

.

Here "dust" is a mass of fine powder; it has no plural.

.

Here "dust" is the fine dirt she is cleaning away.

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This word is part of lesson 38.