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map

1. map \'map\ n [NL mappa, fr. L, napkin, towel] 1a: a representation usu. 
   on a flat surface of the whole or a part of an ar ea 1b: a representation 
   of the celestial sphere or part of it  2: something that represents with a 
   clarity suggestive of a map 
2. map vt or mapped;  or map.ping 1a: to make a map of  1b: to delineate as 
   if on a map  1d: to assign to every element of (a mathematical set) an 
   element of the s ame or another set 2: to plan in detail {~ out a program}  
   - map.per n