placard C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈplækɑrd/ UK /ˈplækɑːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a printed sign or notice for public display; to post such notices Protesters carried a placard demanding cleaner air. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a printed sign or notice... postersignnoticebillbannerboardhandbill Word family Derived forms placardedplacarding Etymology AI details From Middle French placard ('poster, official document'), from plaquier ('to plaster, lay flat'), from Middle Dutch placken ('to patch, plaster'). placard Middle French placken Middle Dutch View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # placard **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈplækɑrd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈplækɑːd/ ## Meanings 1. a printed sign or notice for public display; to post such notices ## Examples - Protesters carried a placard demanding cleaner air. ## Synonyms - poster - sign - notice - bill - banner - board - handbill ## Derived Forms - placarded - placarding ## Roots and Affixes - Root: placard - Root: placken ## Etymology From Middle French placard ('poster, official document'), from plaquier ('to plaster, lay flat'), from Middle Dutch placken ('to patch, plaster'). ## AI Etymology Placard is from Middle French placard ('poster, official document'), from plaquier ('to plaster, lay flat'), from Middle Dutch placken ('to patch, plaster'). Important recorded forms include placard (Middle French) and placken (Middle Dutch). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a printed sign or notice for public display; to post such notices. The wider family includes derived forms such as placarded and placarding. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown