Kilo Lingo

/pleɪs/

Line drawing of place
Coloured illustration of place
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Translation

A spot or area where something is, or where something happens.

Word origin

From Old French place and Latin platea, meaning a broad open street or square.

Origin
Old French
Root
place

Grammar

Gender
Pluralplaces

Examples

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"Place" means a spot or area for something.

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"Places" is the plural, meaning more than one place.

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Here "place" means the spot where the book belongs.

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This word is part of lesson 4.