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PLACARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
Example:
a poster advertised the coming attractions
Synonyms:
bill; card; notice; placard; poster; posting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("placard" is a kind of...):
sign (a public display of a message)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "placard"):
show bill; show card; theatrical poster (a poster advertising a show or play)
flash card; flashcard (a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher)
Derivation:
placard (publicize or announce by placards)
placard (post in a public place)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Publicize or announce by placards
Synonyms:
bill; placard
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "placard" is one way to...):
post (publicize with, or as if with, a poster)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
placard (a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Post in a public place
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "placard" is one way to...):
post (affix in a public place or for public notice)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
placard (a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement)
