Speakur

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correction tape

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
cor-rec-tion -tape
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opaque white tape that can be placed against paper and transferred by pressure in order to blank out a mistake; an alternative to correction fluid that does not need time to dry.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

correction tapes (plural)

Phrases

correction fluid

Frequently Paired Words

correction fluid

Synonyms

Tippex whiteout Twink

Questions

What does correction tape mean?
An opaque white tape that can be placed against paper and transferred by pressure in order to blank out a mistake; an alternative to correction fluid that does not need time to dry.

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