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   zone

   /zəʊn/

   noun

   • 1. an area or stretch of land having a particular characteristic, purpose, or use, or subject to particular restrictions: "a pedestrian zone"
   • ▪ a well-defined region extending round the earth between definite limits, especially between two parallels of latitude: "a zone of easterly winds"
   • ▪ a range of longitudes where a common standard time is used.
   • ▪ (especially in sport) a state of such concentration that one is able to perform at the peak of one's physical or mental capabilities: informal "I was in the zone, completing the first nine holes in one under par"
   • 2. an encircling band or stripe of distinctive colour, texture, or character.
   • 3. a belt or girdle worn round a person's body. archaic

   verb

   • 1. divide into or assign to zones: "the park has been zoned into four distinct bioregions, each with its own ecological identity"
   • ▪ divide (a town or piece of land) into areas subject to particular restrictions on development and use: "Houston, he told us, was the only town in the country that was zoned properly"
   • ▪ designate (a specific area) for use or development as a particular zone in planning: "the land is zoned for housing"
   • 2. encircle as or with a band or stripe. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French, or from Latin zona ‘girdle’, from Greek zōnē.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   Zone definition: any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established. See examples of ZONE used in a sentence.

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   zone. (zōn) n. 1. a. An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic. b. A section of an area or territory established for a specific purpose, as a section of a city restricted to a particular type of building, enterprise, or activity: a residential zone. c.

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   a state in which things are strange, mysterious or secret; a state that exists on the dividing line between two things. the twilight world of the occult. The dissidents lived in a twilight world of hushed voices and secret meetings.