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vertical file


vertical file

noun

Definition of VERTICAL FILE

: a collection of articles (as pamphlets and clippings) that is maintained (as in a library) to answer brief questions or to provide points of information not easily located
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First Known Use of VERTICAL FILE

1906

Rhymes with VERTICAL FILE

amphiprostyle, archaic smile, circular file, Germanophile, Indian file, in the woodpile, Italophile, once in a while

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