Kilo Lingo

desk

/desk/

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Translation

A table where you sit to write, read, or work, often with drawers.

Word origin

From Latin desca, a form of discus meaning a flat disc or board, later a writing table.

Origin
Latin
Root
desca

Grammar

Gender
Pluraldesks

Examples

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"Desk" is the table you work or write at.

classroom thirty .

"Desks" is the plural, meaning more than one desk.

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Here "desk" is the flat table he keeps his things on.

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This word is part of lesson 14.