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plage

/pleɪd͡ʒ/ noun

Latin root: plagia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about plage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The beach at a seaside resort.

Origin

From French plage, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“region”) (cognate with English flake). Doublet of playa.

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