CEFR B1

Machin

noun

Meaning

machin means (philately) Any of a British series of definitive stamps designed by Arnold Machin, first issued in 1967 and featuring a side view.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses machin to mean (philately) Any of a British series of definitive stamps designed by Arnold....
The teacher asked students to find machin in the reading.

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Machin (B1)

noun

Definition

machin means (philately) Any of a British series of definitive stamps designed by Arnold Machin, first issued in 1967 and featuring a side view.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses machin to mean (philately) Any of a British series of definitive stamps designed by Arnold....
The teacher asked students to find machin in the reading.

How to Use Machin

a/the machin (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a machin."
machin in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked machin in context before translating it."

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