Webster's English Dictionary

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plateau

1. pla.teau \pla-'to-, 'pla-.\ \-'to-z, -.to-z\ n or plateaus or pla.teaux 
   [F, fr. MF, platter, fr. plat flat] pl  1a: a usu. extensive land area 
   having a relatively level surface raised sha rply above adjacent land on at 
   least one side : TABLELAND 1b: a similar undersea feature  2a: a region of 
   little or no change in a graphical representation  2b: a relatively stable 
   level, period, or condition 
2. plateau vi : to reach a period or phase of stability : form a plateau : 
   level of f