Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blue plaque

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: blue -plaque
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a historical link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site.

British usage

Example Sentences

"As an aside, Luddendenfoot once had a famous (or perhaps infamous) clerk - drunkard Branwell Brontë, brother to the famous Brontë sisters and writers. He was sacked from his post in March 1842 after an audit revealed a discrepancy in the books. Today, a blue plaque on the Jubilee Refreshment rooms at Sowerby Bridge station commemorates him."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

blue plaques (plural)

Questions

What does blue plaque mean?: A permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a historical link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site.

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