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- [plat]
- /plæt/
- /plæt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plat]
- /plæt/
Definitions of plat word
- noun plat a plait or braid. 1
- verb with object plat to plait; braid. 1
- noun plat legal: plot of land 1
- transitive verb plat legal: make map of 1
- transitive verb plat plait, braid 1
- noun plat a small area of ground; plot 0
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Origin of plat
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English; variant of plot, reinforced by Middle English plat flat of a sword < Old French: something flat (see plate1)
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Parts of speech for Plat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% 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".
plat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plat
noun plat
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
- atlas — An atlas is a book of maps.
- chart — A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand.
- freehold — a town in E New Jersey: battle of Monmouth courthouse 1778.
- ground plan — Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
verb plat
- flute — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- fluted — fine, clear, and mellow; flutelike: fluted notes.
- fluting — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- lace — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
Antonyms for plat
verb plat
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