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plate

/pˈleɪt/PLAYT
/pˈleɪt/PLAYT

Meaningsomething flat

Common meaning: a flat dish for food

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinplatta‘a flat piece’source
  2. Middle Englishplatesource
  3. Englishplate‘a flat dish for food’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Late Latin platta ‘something flat’.

Roots

  • platta Late Latin “something flat”

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