## Meanings
1. A drawing or diagram that shows information clearly, often with numbers or figures.
2. To show or record information on a chart or graph.
3. To plan a course of action carefully.
4. A map used for travel by sea or air.
5. To appear on a list of best-selling music recordings.

## Examples
- The teacher drew a chart on the board to show the class results.
- The nurse charted the patient's temperature every hour.
- The team met to chart their plans for the coming year.
- The captain studied the chart before sailing into the harbour.
- Their new song charted for fifteen weeks in a row.

## Derived Forms
- chartable
- outchart
- rechart

## Related Forms
- card
- cartography
- cartoon
- cartouche
- charter
- chartist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: charta
- Root: χάρτης

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French charte (“card, map”), from Late Latin charta (“paper, card, map”), Latin charta (“papyrus, writing”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, thin sheet”). Doublet of card and carte; related to charter.

## AI Etymology
chart is a verb and noun. It was borrowed from Middle French charte (“card, map”), from Late Latin charta (“paper, card, map”), Latin charta (“papyrus, writing”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, thin sheet”). Doublet of card and carte; related to charter. Historical forms in the chain include charta (Late Latin), charta (Latin), and χάρτης (Ancient Greek). Current senses include a drawing or diagram that shows information clearly, often with numbers or figures, to show or record information on a chart or graph, and to plan a course of action carefully. Derived forms include chartable, outchart, and rechart. Related words include card, cartography, cartoon, and cartouche.

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