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dross
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dross
(noun)
dross
/
ˈ
drɑːs/
noun
dross
/
ˈ
drɑːs/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DROSS
[
noncount
]
1
technical
:
unwanted material that is removed from a mineral (such as gold) to make it better
2
:
something of low value or quality
There is quite a lot of
dross
on TV these days.
His editor has a talent for turning literary
dross
into gold.
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