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noun
verb (used with object), mapped, map·ping.
to represent or delineate on or as if on a map.
to sketch or plan (often followed by out): to map out a new career.
Origin of map
1350–1400; Middle English mappe-(mounde) < Medieval Latin mappa mundī map of the world; special use of Latin mappa napkin, said to be < Punic
Synonyms for map
1. plan, outline, diagram. Map, chart, graph refer to representations of surfaces, areas, or facts. Map most commonly refers to a representation of the surface of the earth or a section of it, or an area of the sky: a map of England. A chart may be an outline map with symbols conveying information superimposed on it, a map designed especially for navigators on water or in the air, a diagram, or a table giving information in an orderly form: a chart of the shoals off a coast. A graph may be a diagram representing a set of interrelated facts by means of dots or lines on a coordinate background; or it may use small figures (people, animals, machines, etc.) appropriate to the facts being represented, each figure standing for a specific number in statistics being given: a graph of the rise in population from 1900 to 1980.
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map
noun
verb maps, mapping or mapped (tr)
Word Origin for map
C16: from Medieval Latin mappa (mundi) map (of the world), from Latin mappa cloth
Map
Mapes (mæps, ˈmeɪpiːz)
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