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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shikiridana
"書類を用途別に仕切り棚に整理した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
One of a series of small, open compartments in a desk, cabinet, or wall used for storing or sorting letters and documents.
"She sorted the incoming mail into the various wooden pigeonholes on the wall."
- 1
To assign someone or something to a particular category, often rigidly or unfairly.
"Critics tend to pigeonhole his music as mere pop without recognizing its complex orchestration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English combination of pigeon and hole, originally referring literally to a nesting box for pigeons. By the 17th century, the term extended metaphorically to describe small, compartmentalized cubbies in desks or racks used for sorting mail and documents.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pigeonhole" is said worldwide
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casier
Transliteration: /ka.sje/
"Il a rangé les dossiers dans les casiers."
Fach
Transliteration: /fax/
"Die Briefe wurden in die Fächer einsortiert."
scomparto
Transliteration: /skomˈpar.to/
"Ogni documento ha il suo scomparto."
casillero
Transliteration: /ka.siˈʎe.ɾo/
"Dejó las cartas en el casillero de la entrada."
escaninho
Transliteration: /eʃ.kaˈɲi.ɲu/
"Ele guardou os papéis no escaninho da escrivaninha."
खाना
Transliteration: khana
"उसने कागजात को खाने में रख दिया।"
鸽子笼
Transliteration: gē zi lóng
"信件被分类放入各个小方格中。"
구획
Transliteration: gu-hoek
"서류를 책상의 작은 구획에 분류해 넣었다."
仕切り棚
Transliteration: shikiridana
"書類を用途別に仕切り棚に整理した。"
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