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slate

(n): (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

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(n): a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

(n): thin layers of rock used for roofing

(n): building material used in constructing roofs

(n): a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

(n): rock formed from consolidated clay sediments

(n): a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices

(n): a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

(v): designate or schedule

(v): design or destine

(v): enter on a list or slate for an election

(v): have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

(v): cover with slate

(v): provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

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10 days ago chained_bear said:

kewpid, are you inside my brain? I just posted a link to a Slate article. *weirds*

10 days ago kewpid said:

An excellent source of news and current affairs.

10 days ago VanishedOne said:

Is formerly perhaps a WeirdNet way of saying obsolete or archaic? Surely a writing slate still is a slate; it's just that nobody uses one anymore.

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