map
• noun 1 a flat diagram of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. 2 a diagram or collection of data showing the arrangement, distribution, or sequence of something. • verb (mapped, mapping) 1 represent or record on a map. 2 (map out) plan in detail. — PHRASES off the map very distant or remote. put on the map bring to prominence. wipe off the map obliterate totally. — ORIGIN Latin mappa ‘sheet, napkin’.
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