"someplace" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈsʌmˌpleɪs/ Audio: en-us-someplace.ogg [US]
Etymology: some + place Etymology templates: {{compound|en|some|place}} some + place Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} someplace (not comparable)
  1. (informal, chiefly US) Somewhere. Tags: US, informal, not-comparable Derived forms: someplace else
    Sense id: en-someplace-en-adv-tFcEqsys Categories (other): American English, English compound determinatives, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English compound determinatives: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 68 32

Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌmˌpleɪs/ Audio: en-us-someplace.ogg [US] Forms: someplaces [plural]
Etymology: some + place Etymology templates: {{compound|en|some|place}} some + place Head templates: {{en-noun}} someplace (plural someplaces)
  1. An unspecified location.
    Sense id: en-someplace-en-noun-YI0Q8klv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Inflected forms

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