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Uncommonplaques
The correct spelling is plaques.
How to pronounce plaques
noun
Say it like: Pla-kwe-s
The correct spelling is plaques. Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration wo… For example: "blown plaques concussion plaques"
Usage Examples
“blown plaques concussion plaques”
“amyloid plaque pleural plaque senile plaque”
Definition
noun
- 1.Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
- 2.A piece of flat metal with writing on it, attached to a building, monument, or other structure to remind people of a person or an event.
- 3.A small card representing an amount of money, used for betting in casinos; a sort of gaming chip.
- 4.A clearing in a bacterial lawn caused by a virus.
- 5.In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system: any flat, thin musical instrument.
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