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plaque
noun (FLAT OBJECT) /plɑːk/ /plæk/
/plæk/ Definition
› [C] a flat piece of metal, stone, wood, or plastic with writing on it that is fixed to a wall, door, or other object: There was a brass plaque outside the surgery listing the various dentists' names. The First Lady unveiled a commemorative plaque. → See also plate nounInformation and messages blue plaque UK › a plaque on the wall of a house that shows that someone famous once lived there: The blue plaque said 'Charles Darwin, biologist, lived here'.Fame and famous
(Definition of plaque noun (FLAT OBJECT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- A-list adjective
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list adjective
- be a legend in your own lifetime idiom
- be in the public eye idiom
- catapult verb
- famously adverb (IN A FAMOUS WAY)
- fore noun
- high-profile adjective
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word noun
- make it big idiom
- marquee adjective
- notoriety noun
- notorious adjective
- proverbial adjective
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- well established adjective
- well known adjective
- world-famous adjective
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