"network" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /nɛtwɜːk/ [UK], /nɛtwɝk/ [US] Audio: en-us-network.ogg [US] Forms: network [singular], networks [plural]
Etymology: net + work Etymology templates: {{compound|net|work}} net + work Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A network is a group of connections between a number of points.
    Sense id: simple-network-en-noun-KvMsV7P0

Verb [English]

IPA: /nɛtwɜːk/ [UK], /nɛtwɝk/ [US] Audio: en-us-network.ogg [US] Forms: network [canonical], networks [third-person, singular], networked [past], networked [past, participle], networking [present, participle]
Etymology: net + work Etymology templates: {{compound|net|work}} net + work Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you network, you make or use social connections, usually for business purposes.
    Sense id: simple-network-en-verb-WlFBYegw Categories (other): Verbs
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