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Facebook.

A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈfeɪsbʊk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɛjsbɵk/British, Southern, Standard/ˈfeɪsbuːk/[ˈfeːsbuːk]

  1. A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.

    Mia was just seeing a reel on Facebook that her friend had posted.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English namebookinflu. English facebook English Facebook From facebook, earlier TheFacebook and Facemash.

noun/ˈfeɪsbʊk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɛjsbɵk/British, Southern, Standard/ˈfeɪsbuːk/[ˈfeːsbuːk]

  1. A personal web profile on the social-networking site Facebook.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English namebookinflu. English facebook English Facebook From facebook, earlier TheFacebook and Facemash.

verb/ˈfeɪsbʊk/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɛjsbɵk/British, Southern, Standard/ˈfeɪsbuːk/[ˈfeːsbuːk]

  1. To use the social-networking site Facebook.

    intransitive

  2. To send a message or leave a comment on Facebook.

    transitive
    Facebook me the details later.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English namebookinflu. English facebook English Facebook From facebook, earlier TheFacebook and Facemash.

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