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- [pleys]
- /pleɪs/
- /pleɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pleys]
- /pleɪs/
Definitions of places word
- noun places a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent. 1
- noun places space in general: time and place. 1
- noun places the specific portion of space normally occupied by anything: The vase is in its place. Every item on the shelf had its place. 1
- noun places a space, area, or spot, set apart or used for a particular purpose: a place of worship; a place of entertainment. 1
- noun places any part or spot in a body or surface: a decayed place in a tree. 1
- noun places a particular passage in a book or writing: to find the place where one left off reading. 1
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Origin of places
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; (noun) Middle English, conflation of Old English plæce and Middle French place, both < Latin platea, variant of platēa street, courtyard, area < Greek plateîa broad street, noun use of feminine of platýs broad, flat1; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun; see platy-
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Parts of speech for Places
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
places popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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".
places usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for places
noun places
- abodes — Plural form of abode.
- apples — well or fine; under control.
- atmospheres — Plural form of atmosphere.
- barrios — Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
- calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
verb places
- beetles — Plural form of beetle.
- calenders — Plural form of calender.
- calls — Plural form of call.
- centres — Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- chocks — Plural form of chock.
Antonyms for places
verb places
- keels — Plural form of keel.
See also
Matching words
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