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noun
A particular brand of correction fluid, or correction fluid in general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable
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noun
A particular brand of correction tape, or correction tape in general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Tippex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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verb
To delete using correction fluid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: white out
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verb
Alternative letter-case form of Tippex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
Tipp-Ex is originally a trademark, owned since 1997 by Société Bic. Its use in the general sense is an example of trademark erosion. The first component is from the German verb tippen (“to type”), and the second from Latin ex.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
