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noun

label

CEFR B2

a brief description given for purposes of identification

In a sentence

Six example sentences with label, each labelled with its topic.

  • Write the date on the label before the jar goes into the freezer, or February soup becomes an unsolvable mystery.

    Cooking

  • Each violin case in the school cupboard carries a label showing the size and the pupil who borrowed it.

    Music

  • Each specimen jar carries a label with the collector's initials, the river, and the exact depth of the sample.

    Science

  • Every blood sample carries a label with the patient's number, so the results cannot be swapped.

    Medicine

  • Each training image needs a label saying what it shows, and a thousand volunteers spent a month writing them.

    Technology

  • Airport staff attach a label to every bag showing its destination code, and a misread one sends it to the wrong continent.

    Travel

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