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{{11}}chart (n.) 1570s, "map for the use of navigators," from M.Fr. charte "card, map," from L.L. charta "paper, card, map" (see CARD (Cf. card) (n.)). The French form originally served for all senses in English, but after 14c. Italian cognate carta supplanted it for "playing card," etc.; while from 16c. French charte became the accepted term for "map."
{{12}}chart (v.) 1842, from CHART (Cf. chart) (n.). In the commercial recording sense, a reference to making the "Billboard" magazine chart of best-selling records (1953). Related: Charted; charting.

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