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Word

platt

Phoneticsplatt

/ˈpɫæt/

Definition

n. a small piece of ground or a map showing a specific area of land. It is an old-fashioned word for a plot of land or a plan.

n. a small piece of ground; a plot or a plan of a specific area. Archaic in modern usage, having been largely superseded by the spelling 'plot'.

Examples

“The gardener marked out a small platt for the new herbs.”

“The surveyor drew a detailed platt of the estate to show the boundaries of the inherited land.”

“In the dusty archives of the parish, we discovered a hand-drawn platt that clearly delineated the original village commons before the enclosure acts changed the landscape forever.”

Examples

simple

“The gardener marked out a small platt for the new herbs.”

contextual

“The surveyor drew a detailed platt of the estate to show the boundaries of the inherited land.”

complex

“In the dusty archives of the parish, we discovered a hand-drawn platt that clearly delineated the original village commons before the enclosure acts changed the landscape forever.”

Usage

An archaic variant of 'plot'; primarily found in historical documents or legal descriptions of land.

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C2 · Proficiency
Frequency
Occasional
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