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platform
What does platform mean?
platform (noun): a raised horizontal surface.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use platform in a sentence?
- The speaker mounted the platform. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce platform?
/ˈplætˌfɔɹm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does platform come from?
From Middle French plateforme (“a flat form”), from plate (“flat”) (from Old French plat, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”)) + forme (“form”) (from Latin fōrma (“shape; figure; form”)).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “platform” mean?
a raised horizontal surface
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a small amount of something
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the shore of a sea or ocean
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return to an original state
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