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How to pronounce plaque in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms brass, memorial tablet
Type of memorial, monument
Type Words
Type of spot, dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle
Has types arterial plaque, dental plaque, amyloid plaque, amyloid protein plaque, bacterial plaque

Examples of plaque

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Spc. Hoover's mother will accept the plaque because her son is unable to attend.
From the post-gazette.com
The balloon is then inflated to compress the plaque that is blocking the artery.
From the sciencedaily.com
Mouthwash plays a fairly minor role in the prevention of plaque and gum disease.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The appearance can vary from a flat pink patch to a massive, red, raised plaque.
From the stltoday.com
Greg Hyder, catering director for the Peninsula Hotel, picked up Duffy's plaque.
From the suntimes.com
Instead of a big, blue plaque on the wall of No 125, there's a tiny brass plate.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I am surprised at GC's interpretation of the controversy surrounding the plaque.
From the economist.com
The plaque is not for the Italian kings and princes that have been buried there.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Statins are thought to help by reducing inflammation and stabilizing the plaque.
From the abcnews.go.com
More examples
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  • Brass: a memorial made of brass
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  • A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event.
  • Any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab, plate, dish, or the like, hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn on the person, as a brooch; An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria on teeth; Atheroma, an ...
  • (Plaques) patchy areas of inflammation and demyelination typical of MS, plaques disrupt or block nerve signals that would normally pass through the regions affected by the plaques.
  • (Plaques) Patches of red, rough skin covered with silvery scales that is caused by psoriasis.
  • (PLAQUES) These are plastic betting tokens of very high value that are common in many European countries. In England they tend to be used whenever high betting punters are in operation or when the cash desk is short of chips.
  • (Plaques) All sport champion plaques are given out at the year end Awards Banquet. Plaques are awarded to the winning team for each tier of each sport.