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name plate

name plate is the alternative form of nameplate.

Meaning of nameplate

Noun

nameplate (plural nameplates)

  1. A plate or plaque inscribed with a name.
    • the nameplate on a locomotive
  2. The masthead of a newspaper.

Forms of name plate

pluralname plates

Questions about name plate

What is name plate the alternative form of?
Name plate is the alternative form of nameplate.

Words near name plate in the dictionary

  1. name names
  2. name of the game
  3. name one's poison
  4. name part
  5. name parts
  6. name plate
  7. name plates
  8. name reaction
  9. name reactions
  10. name server
  11. name servers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: name plate (page history and authors); nameplate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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