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plat
4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- verb
make a plot of
Plat the town
- noun
a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
Word history
The noun is derived from Middle English plat, platte (“flat part of a sword; flat piece of ground, plot of ground”), probably a variant of Middle English plot, (modern English plot) and influenced by Middle English plat, plate (modern English plate) and Anglo Norman, Middle French and Old French plat. See platy, plaice, flat. The verb is derived from the noun.
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- How common it is
- Used about once in every million words.
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