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Meaning of "dust-to-dust" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DUST-TO-DUST

In allusion to a well-known phrase from the Book of Common Prayer, often used in Christian burial rites.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DUST-TO-DUST

dust-to-dust play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUST-TO-DUST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dust-To-Dust can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DUST-TO-DUST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dust-to-dust in the English dictionary

The definition of dust-to-dust in the dictionary is taking into account all phases of the item's existence from construction to eventual disposal. Other definition of dust-to-dust is the entire environmental impact of a manufactured item, from its construction to its disposal.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUST-TO-DUST

dust cover
dust devil
dust down
dust explosion
dust jacket
dust mite
dust sheet
dust shot
dust storm
dust-bath
dust-up
dustbin
dustbin man
dustbin men
dustcart
dustcloth
duster
duster coat
dustheap
dustier

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUST-TO-DUST

adust
angel dust
bedust
bite the dust
bull dust
bulldust
coaldust
cosmic dust
dry-as-dust
dust
gold dust
leave someone or something in the dust
moondust
overdust
sawdust
smart dust
spit-and-sawdust
stardust
zinc dust

Synonyms and antonyms of dust-to-dust in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dust-to-dust» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUST-TO-DUST

Find out the translation of dust-to-dust to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dust-to-dust from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dust-to-dust» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灰尘对灰尘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- polvo al polvo
570 millions of speakers

English

dust-to-dust
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धूल करने वाली धूल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغبار إلى الغبار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пыль к пыли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pó - de - poeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধূলি থেকে ধূলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la poussière à la poussière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Habuk-ke-debu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Staub -zu- Staub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

防塵·トゥ·ダスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

먼지 에 대한 먼지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bledug-kanggo-bledug
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bụi để bụi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூசி-க்கு தூசி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धूळ-धूळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toz-to-toz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polvere - di - polvere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kurz do kurzu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пил до пилу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

praf de praf
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκόνη - προς - σκόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stof -tot- stof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

damm till damm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

støv - til -støv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dust-to-dust

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUST-TO-DUST»

The term «dust-to-dust» is normally little used and occupies the 110.754 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUST-TO-DUST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dust-to-dust

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUST-TO-DUST»

Discover the use of dust-to-dust in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dust-to-dust and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dust to Dust: A Memoir
But this is much more than a war memoir. Busch writes with great poignancy about the resonance of a boyhood spent exploring rivers and woods, building forts, and testing the limits of safety.
Benjamin Busch, 2012
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Dust to Dust
Not long ago, Scott Bryant would have described himself as an ordinary guy.
Heather Graham, 2009
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Dust to Dust: A Novel
The investigation into the death of a Minneapolis Internal Affairs cop is supposed to be a formality, but when Sam Kovac begins to look into the details of his death, he uncovers a secret life that may have threatened the cop's life.
Tami Hoag, 2013
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Dust to Dust: A Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation
A woman dies under suspicious circumstances, supposedly after finding evidence of her incarcerated brother's innocence.
Beverly Connor, 2009
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Dust to Dust
Suspense fiction.
Ken McClure, 2011
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep: Dust to Dust
Taking place immediately after World War Terminus ends, the problems with artificial life -- androids – become apparent. The government decides they must become targets, hunted down, but who will do the dirty work?
Chris Roberson, 2011
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Dust to Dust
When twelve-year-old Angela Robles is kidnapped on her way to the school bus in suburban Texas, FBI special agent Kathryn Stone receives intelligence linking the captors to military terrorists, while she herself suspects the child's parents ...
C. N. Bean, 1998
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Dust to Dust Or Ashes to Ashes?: Abiblical and Christian ...
Dust to Dust, Ashes to Ashes reflects research drawn from numerous biblical and historical sources examining the practice of cremation. Provides helpful information especially for Christians.
Alvin J. Schmidt, 2005
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Dust to Dust: The Secret of Divine Intervention
Take a glimpse farther into the future than anyone has ever imagined.
James C. Roth, 2009
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Next Year Country: Dust to Dust in Western Kansas, 1890-1940
"In this regional history, Miner blends the voices of real people with writings of small-town journalists to show life as it was really lived from 1890 to 1940.
H. Craig Miner, 2006

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUST-TO-DUST»

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Author Faces Threats Over Book On 'Dust-to-Dust' Rites for Women
Awka — A WRITER, Okechukwu Okoye is currently facing a fight for his life, having been caught in the cross-fire between diehard traditional ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dust-To-Dust [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dust-to-dust>. May 2024 ».
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