plage
/pleɪd͡ʒ/
plage noun: a region viewed in the context of its climate; a clime or zone.
Noun
plage (plural plages)
- A region viewed in the context of its climate; a clime or zone.
- King Henry and his faction nesteled and strēgthēd him and his alies in the North regions and boreal plage.a. 1547, Edward Hall, Hall's chronicle, J. Johnson, published 1809, page 252
- Tam[burlaine]. Kings of Argier, Morocus, and of Feſſe,
You that haue martcht with happie Tamburlain,
As far as from the frozen place ^([sic – meaning plage]) of heauen,
Unto the watrie mornings ruddy hower ^([sic – meaning bower]).c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- A bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun.
Forms of plage
| plural | plages |
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Origin of plage
From French plage, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“region”) (cognate with English flake). Doublet of playa.
Words that rhyme with plage
Questions about plage
- What does plage mean?
- Plage means a region viewed in the context of its climate; a clime or zone.
- What part of speech is plage?
- Plage is a noun.
- How do you pronounce plage?
- Plage is pronounced /pleɪd͡ʒ/.
- What is the plural of plage?
- The plural of plage is plages.
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