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Added 8 October 2026

park

/pɑɹk/ noun

In Latin: vivarium Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about park at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
She went to the park for a jog with him.
A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
She went to the park for a jog with him.
A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation.
Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York

verb

To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
You can park the car in front of the house.
To defer (a matter) until a later date.
Let's park that until next week's meeting.
To bring together in a park, or compact body.
to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.

Origin

From Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen, fence”). Cognate with Dutch perk (“enclosure; flowerbed”), Old High German pfarrih, pferrih (“enclosure, pen”), Old English pearroc (“enclosure”) (whence modern English paddock), Old Norse parrak, parak (“enclosure, pen; distress, anxiety”), Icelandic parraka (“to keep pent in under restraint and coercion”). More at parrock, paddock.

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