: being the print version of a work available in both print and electronic formats
reads the dead-tree edition

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dead-tree was in 1993

Dictionary Entries Near dead-tree

Cite this Entry

“Dead-tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead-tree. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.

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