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filing in Latin

filing in Latin is limatura — filing means a tiny shaving or particle scraped off by a file or similar tool.

filing in Latin

limatura
noun
Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.

What does "filing" mean?

  1. noun A tiny shaving or particle scraped off by a file or similar tool.
    "She swept the iron filings off the table into a small tin."
  2. noun The act of submitting or archiving an official document.
    "The filing of all the paperwork took our clerk most of the afternoon."
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filing in a sentence

  • She swept the iron filings off the table into a small tin.
  • A magnet picked up every filing that had fallen into the sawdust.
  • The filing of all the paperwork took our clerk most of the afternoon.
  • The filing of the lawsuit made headlines the next morning.

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What is "filing" in Latin?
"filing" in Latin is limatura. filing means: A tiny shaving or particle scraped off by a file or similar tool.
How do you use "filing" in a sentence?
Example: "She swept the iron filings off the table into a small tin." In Latin, "filing" is limatura.
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