map

A1 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈmæp/ UK /mæp/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like mop /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Freq #2016

Meanings

1

noun
A drawing of an area that shows where places, roads, and features are.

We used a map to find the way to the old castle.
2

verb
To make a map of an area by exploring or surveying it.

Scientists are still mapping the deepest parts of the ocean.
3

verb
To plan or describe something in detail.

The team met to map out their plans for the new year.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a drawing of an area that... chart plan

3 verb · to plan or describe... map out

Word family

Forms mappedmappingmaps

Derived forms demapremap

Related forms atlas cartographer cartography

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Phrases (1)

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sketch map
a roughly drawn map showing an area's main features without precise measurement

Noun + noun

Proverbs (1)

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The map is not the territory

Etymology

Shortening or back-formation of Middle English mappemounde, mapemounde (“world map”), from Old French mapamonde, from Medieval Latin mappa mundī, compound of Latin mappa (“napkin, cloth”) and mundus (“world”). See mop for more on the first component. Doublet of mop, nape, and nappe.

mappemounde Middle English mapamonde Old French mappa mundī la-med mappa Latin

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Topics

Places & Geography

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# map

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈmæp/
**IPA (UK):** /mæp/
**Frequency rank:** 2016

## Meanings
1. A drawing of an area that shows where places, roads, and features are.
2. To make a map of an area by exploring or surveying it.
3. To plan or describe something in detail.

## Examples
- We used a map to find the way to the old castle.
- Scientists are still mapping the deepest parts of the ocean.
- The team met to map out their plans for the new year.

## Derived Forms
- demap
- remap

## Related Forms
- atlas
- cartographer
- cartography

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mappemounde
- Root: mapamonde
- Root: mappa mundī
- Root: mappa

## Etymology
Shortening or back-formation of Middle English mappemounde, mapemounde (“world map”), from Old French mapamonde, from Medieval Latin mappa mundī, compound of Latin mappa (“napkin, cloth”) and mundus (“world”). See mop for more on the first component. Doublet of mop, nape, and nappe.

## AI Etymology
Shortening or back-formation of Middle English mappemounde, mapemounde (“world map”), from Old French mapamonde, from Medieval Latin mappa mundī, compound of Latin mappa (“napkin, cloth”) and mundus (“world”). See mop for more on the first component. Doublet of mop, nape, and nappe. In present-day English its meanings include a drawing of an area that shows where places, roads, and features are, to make a map of an area by exploring or surveying it, and to plan or describe something in detail. The historical chain runs through mappemounde (Middle English), mapamonde (Old French), mappa mundī (la-med), and mappa (Latin). Related and derived forms include atlas, cartographer, cartography, and demap.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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