MAPS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Map

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 16th century: from medieval Latin mappa mundi, literally ‘sheet of the world’, from Latin mappa ‘sheet, napkin’ + mundi ‘of the world’ (genitive of mundus)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: map
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.

Short Definition:

plan of land or sea

Examples:
  • a street map
Definition:

a person's face

Short Definition:

person's face

Examples:
  • you ought to know my map by now

Word: Map

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: map
Dialects: British English
Definition:

represent (an area) on a map; make a map of

Short Definition:

show area on map

Examples:
  • inaccessible parts will be mapped from the air

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