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| has gloss | eng: The idiom morgue file originally referred to the paper-folders containing: old files and notes that were kept by criminal investigators, and old article clippings kept by newspaper reporters, in case they became of later use as a quick-reference. |
| lexicalization | eng: morgue file |
| instance of | c/English idioms |
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