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castoff

 
Dictionary: cast·off   (kăst'ôf', -ŏf') pronunciation

n.
  1. One that has been discarded.
  2. Printing. A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type.
adj. also cast-off
Discarded; rejected.


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: get rid of
  Synonyms: shed, cast, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kasseret person/tøj

Nederlands (Dutch)
weggegooid, afgedankt, afdankertje

Français (French)
n. - vieux vêtements
adj. - mis au rebut

Deutsch (German)
n. - abgelegte Sache/Person
adj. - abgelegt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόβλητος, αποφόρι, υπολογισμός αριθμού τυπογραφικών
adj. - άχρηστος, για πέταμα

Italiano (Italian)
rifiutato, smesso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rebotalho (m)
adj. - rejeitado

Русский (Russian)
изгой, старье, выброшенный за ненадобностью

Español (Spanish)
n. - persona o cosa desechada, de desecho
adj. - abandonado, desechado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kasserad sak (vard.)
adj. - kasserad (vard.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
被丢弃的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 被丟棄的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 버림 받은 것, 버림 받은 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 捨てられたもの, 古着
adj. - 捨てられた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منبوذ, متروك, مهمل (صفه) ينبذ, يهمل, يتخلص من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מושלך, משומש‬


 
 
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