English · Word pair Candidate

top and tail

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To edit or revise the beginning and end of a piece of writing

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

biên tập hoặc sửa lại phần đầu và cuối của một văn bản

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Literally: trim the top and tail of a physical object

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Sources & notes

Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “top and tail” mean?

To edit or revise the beginning and end of a piece of writing Literally: trim the top and tail of a physical object

Is “top and tail” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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