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Inanimate

Meanings and phrases

inanimate

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
adj.
  1. belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
  2. appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; breathless; pulseless
  3. not endowed with life; nonliving; non-living

inanimate objects

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • ThingMeme allowed inanimate objects to post selfies on the internet.
  • It is not unheard of to see inanimate objects "speaking" the ellipsis.
  • Items that are destroyed, beyond repair or lost forever tend to be inanimate objects.
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