🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

オープンプラン

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ōpun puran

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Open-plan/ˈəʊ.pənˌplæn/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"そのオフィスは開放的なオープンプランを採用している。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Designating a room, building, or office layout having few or no interior walls or partitions to divide spaces.

    "The company moved into a modern open-plan office to encourage collaboration among employees."
As noun
  1. 1

    An architectural layout or floor plan characterized by large, open spaces with minimal subdivision.

    "The open-plan of the ground floor seamlessly connects the kitchen, dining area, and living room."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the adjective 'open', stemming from Old English 'openian', with 'plan', derived from Latin 'planus' meaning flat or level, via French. It emerged in modern architecture and interior design during the mid-20th century to describe architectural layouts that minimize or eliminate interior walls and partitions.

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