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A map is a representation of a particular land or sky area. (noun)

An example of map is a large piece of paper with all the roads of a state drawn on it.

Map means to plan out a route. (verb)

An example of map is to plan out the roads one will take from Pennsylvania to Ohio.

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See map in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a drawing or other representation, usually on a flat surface, of all or part of the earth's surface, ordinarily showing countries, bodies of water, cities, mountains, etc.
a similar representation of part of the sky, showing the relative position of the stars, planets, etc.
any maplike representation or delineation
Slang the face

transitive verb mapped, mapping

to make a map or maps of; represent or chart on or as on a map
to arrange or plan in detail: often with out: to map out a project
to survey or explore for the purpose of making a map
Math. to transform, as by a mapping

Related Forms:

mapper noun

Map, Walter 1140?-1209?; Welsh poet & satirist

also, Latin name, Mapes

See map in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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