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  • 11place — 1 (C) PLACE, POSITION, OR AREA 1 POINT/POSITION a) any area, point, or position in space: This is the place where the accident happened. | Make sure you keep it in a safe place. | We kept moving from place to place. | The whole place was covered… …

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  • 12place — place1 W1S1 [pleıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(area/space/building etc)¦ 2¦(home )¦ 3 take place 4¦(space to sit or put something)¦ 5¦(point in book/speech)¦ 6¦(opportunity to do something)¦ 7¦(role/position)¦ 8 in place 9 in place o …

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  • 13place — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 particular position/area ADJECTIVE ▪ convenient, good, great, ideal, perfect ▪ horrible, terrible ▪ It …

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  • 14place — placeable, adj. placeless, adj. placelessly, adv. /plays/, n., v., placed, placing. n. 1. a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent. 2. space in general: time and place. 3. the specific portion of space normally… …

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  • 15place — noun 1》 a particular position or point in space; a location.     ↘informal a person s home.     ↘a point in a book reached by a reader at a particular time. 2》 a portion of space available or designated for someone.     ↘a vacancy or available… …

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  • 16place — I n. space occupied at a table 1) to lay (BE), set (esp. AE) a place for smb. position 2) to take smb. s place 3) to trade places 4) (misc.) to know one s place (in life); to give up one s place in line/in a queue; to occupy a prominent place in… …

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  • 17place — [[t]pleɪs[/t]] n. v. placed, plac•ing 1) a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent 2) space in general: time and place[/ex] 3) the portion of space normally occupied by a person or thing 4) any part of a body or… …

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  • 18place — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, open space, from Latin platea broad street, from Greek plateia (hodos), from feminine of platys broad, flat; akin to Sanskrit pṛthu broad, Latin planta sole of the foot Date: 13th century 1. a …

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  • 19place — 1. noun 1) an ideal place for dinner Syn: location, site, spot, setting, position, situation, area, region, locale; venue; technical locus 2) foreign places Syn: country …

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  • 20place — 1. noun 1) an ideal place for dinner Syn: location, site, spot, setting, position, situation, area, region, locale, venue 2) foreign places Syn: country …

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