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layout

lay·out
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ley-out]
    • /ˈleɪˌaʊt/
    • /ˈleɪ.aʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ley-out]
    • /ˈleɪˌaʊt/

Definitions of layout word

  • noun layout an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house. 1
  • noun layout the act of laying or spreading out. 1
  • noun layout a plan or sketch, as of an advertisement or a page of a newspaper or magazine, indicating the arrangement and relationship of the parts, as of type and artwork. 1
  • noun layout (in advertising, publishing, etc.) the technique, process, or occupation of making layouts. 1
  • noun layout Journalism. spread (def 33). 1
  • noun layout Informal. a place, as of residence or business, and the features that go with it; a setup: a fancy layout with a swimming pool and a tennis court. 1

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Origin of layout

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase lay out

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Parts of speech for Layout

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

layout popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

layout usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for layout

noun layout

  • blueprint — A blueprint for something is a plan or set of proposals that shows how it is expected to work.
  • mapWalter, c1140–1209? Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist.
  • design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
  • chart — A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand.
  • geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.

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