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Noun: boilerplate  'boy-lu(r),pleyt
  1. Standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
     
  2. Thick plate iron used in the production of boilers

Derived forms: boilerplates

Type of: expression, formulation, plate iron

Part of: boiler, contract, steam boiler

Encyclopedia: Boilerplate

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