roadmap

road·map

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rohd-map]
- /ˈroʊdˌmæp/
- /rˈəʊdmap/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohd-map]
- /ˈroʊdˌmæp/

Definitions of roadmap word

noun roadmap a map designed for motorists, showing the principal cities and towns of a state or area, the chief roads, usually tourist attractions and places of historical interest, and the mileage from one place to another. 1
noun roadmap any plan or guide to show how something is arranged or can be accomplished: your road map to financial independence. 1

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Origin of roadmap

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Roadmap

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Roadmap

roadmap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

roadmap usage trend in Literature

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