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site
What does site mean?
site (noun): the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use site in a sentence?
- A good site for the school. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce site?
/saɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does site come from?
From Middle English site, from Anglo-Norman site, from Latin situs (“position, place, site”), from sinere (“to put, lay, set down, usually let, suffer, permit”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “site” mean?
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
Right! That's what “site” means.
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
Not quite: that's what agent means.
a person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others
Not quite: that's what status means.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Not quite: that's what evidence means.
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