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Meaning of 'network' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Network [ n.]
- A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus leaving spaces or meshes between them.
- Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads.

Meaning of 'network' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . network [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a system of intersecting lines or channels
Example in sentence:
  • a network of canals;
  • a railroad network
Meaning (2):
- an interconnected system of things or people
Example in sentence:
  • he owned a network of shops;
  • retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life;
  • tangled in a web of cloth
Meaning (3):
- (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
Example in sentence:
  • the networks compete to broadcast important sports events
4 . network [ v]
Meaning (4):
- communicate with and within a group
Example in sentence:
  • You have to network if you want to get a good job

Nearby Words:

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