Word a Day
park
What does park mean?
park (noun): an area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use park in a sentence?
- She went to the park for a jog with him. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce park?
/pɑɹk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does park come from?
From Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen, fence”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “park” mean?
an area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation
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a motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads
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an answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply
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personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
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