"plage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pleɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plage.wav Forms: plages [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: From French plage, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“region”) (cognate with English flake). Doublet of playa. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|plage}} French plage, {{der|en|LL.|plagia}} Late Latin plagia, {{der|en|la|plaga||region|id=region}} Latin plaga (“region”), {{cog|en|flake}} English flake, {{doublet|en|playa}} Doublet of playa Head templates: {{en-noun}} plage (plural plages)
  1. (geography, obsolete) A region viewed in the context of its climate; a clime or zone. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-plage-en-noun-4zw7prfu Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. (astronomy) A bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-plage-en-noun-3tFWbwzD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: plague

Inflected forms

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