place card

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleys kahrd]
- /pleɪs kɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pleys kahrd]
- /pleɪs kɑrd/

Definitions of place card words

noun place card a small card with the name of a guest on it, placed on the table, to indicate where he or she is to sit. 1
noun place card guest's name card at dinner table 1
countable noun place card A place card is a small card with a person's name on it which is put on a table at a formal meal to indicate where that person is to sit. 0
noun place card a card placed on a dinner table before a seat, as at a formal dinner, indicating who is to sit there 0
noun place card any of the small cards bearing the names of guests and set at the place that each is to occupy at a table 0

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Origin of place card

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Place card

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Place card

place card popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

place card usage trend in Literature

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