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postillion

Meaninga post

Common meaning: a rider on one of the horses drawing a carriage

Journey through time

  1. Italianpostiglionesource
  2. Frenchpostillon‘a postillon, guide, posts-boy’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa postillon, guide, posts-boy → a rider on one of the horses drawing a carriagepostillion‘a rider on one of the horses drawing a carriage’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Italian postiglione ‘a post’.

Roots

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