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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPlan
/plæn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.
"She presented a realistic plan for the project that included timelines and budgets." - 2
A diagram or drawing that represents an area or a structure.
"The architect showed us the plan for the new building."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'plan' originates from the Latin 'planus', meaning 'flat' or 'level', which evolved into the Old French 'plan', referring to a drawing or diagram. Over time, its meaning expanded to encompass a detailed proposal for achieving a goal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plan" is said worldwide
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plan
Transliteration: plɑ̃
"Elle a présenté un plan réaliste pour le projet."
Plan
Transliteration: plan
"Sie hat einen realistischen Plan für das Projekt vorgestellt."
piano
Transliteration: piano
"Ha presentato un piano realistico per il progetto."
plan
Transliteration: plan
"Ella presentó un plan realista para el proyecto."
plano
Transliteration: plano
"Ela apresentou um plano realista para o projeto."
योजना
Transliteration: yojana
"उसने परियोजना के लिए एक यथार्थवादी योजना प्रस्तुत की।"
计划
Transliteration: jìhuà
"她提出了一个现实的项目计划。"
계획
Transliteration: gyehoek
"그녀는 프로젝트에 대한 현실적인 계획을 제시했습니다."
計画
Transliteration: keikaku
"彼女はプロジェクトのための現実的な計画を提示しました。"
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