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   plateau

   /ˈplatəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. an area of fairly level high ground. Similar uplandtablelandelevated plainmesahighlandtable
   • ▪ denoting a group of North American peoples of the high plains of western Canada and the US, including the Nez Percé.
   • 2. a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress: "the peace process had reached a plateau" Similar levelstageperiod of little changequiescent periodlevelling-off periodlet-upbreakrespitelull

   verb

   • 1. reach a state of little or no change after a period of activity or progress: "the industry's problems have plateaued out"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: French, from plat ‘level’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • P

     3

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • A

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   • U

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