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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
platform
/ˈplætfɔːm/
noun1 of 2
a raised area for people to stand on
- “You are entitled to an opinion, not to a platform.”Tatoeba
- “The bed is raised off the floor on a platform.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)