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1 map

Pronounced:

/ˈmæp/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural maps

Meaning:

[count] 1 : a picture or chart that shows the rivers, mountains, streets, etc., in a particular area a map of the country different maps of the world a road/street map [=a map showing the roads/streets of an area] Can you find where we are on the map? Sorry: I'm no good at reading maps. How do I get to the station? Here, let me draw you a map.see also relief map
2 : a picture or chart that shows the different parts of something a map of the brain
all over the map
US informal : not staying the same : characterized by frequent and extreme changes Prices have been all over the map.
put (something or someone) on the map
: to make (a place, a person, etc.) famous or well-known The story has put our little town on the map. The success of his first album really put him on the map in the music industry.
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