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run–of–the–mine
adjective \-ˈmīn\
Definition of RUN-OF-THE-MINE
1
: not graded <run–of–the–mine coal>
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Variants of RUN-OF-THE-MINE
run–of–the–mine or run–of–mine \-əv-ˈmīn\
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First Known Use of RUN-OF-THE-MINE
1903
Related to RUN-OF-THE-MINE
- Synonyms
- common, fair, indifferent, medium, middling, ordinary, passable, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine (or run-of-mine), second-class, second-rate, so-so
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