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Definition of
dummy adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
dummy
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
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ˈdʌmi
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only before noun
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made to look real, although it is actually a copy which does not work
synonym
replica
a dummy bomb
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