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post: {{11}}post (v.) "to put up bail money," 1781, from one of the posts, but which one is uncertain.

{{12}}post (1) "upright timber," O.E. post "pillar, doorpost," and O.Fr. post, both from L. postis "post," perhaps from por- "forth" + stare "to stand" (see STET (Cf. stet)). Similar compound in Skt. prstham "back, roof, peak," Avestan parshti "back," Gk. pastas "porch in front of a house, colonnade," M.H.G. virst "ridepole," Lith. pirstas, O.C.S. pristu "finger" (PIE *por-st-i-). The verb meaning "to affix (a paper, etc.) to a post" (in a public place) is first recorded 1650.

{{12}}post (2) "place when on duty," 1590s, from M.Fr. poste "place where one is stationed," also, "station for post horses" (16c.), from It. posto "post, station," from V.L. *postum, from L. positum, neut. pp. of ponere "to place, to put" (see POSITION (Cf. position)). Earliest sense in English was military; meaning "job, position" is attested 1690s. The figurative sense of "carrying" by post horses is also behind the verb in bookkeeping (1620s) meaning "to transfer from a day book to a formal account." To keep (someone) posted "supply with news" is 1847, Amer.Eng.

{{13}}post (3) "mail system," c.1500, from POST (Cf. post) (2) on notion of riders and horses posted at intervals along a route to speed mail in relays, from M.Fr. poste in this sense (late 15c.). The verb meaning "to send through the postal system" is recorded from 1837.

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Pillar, column, support, Place, station, set, put, fix, establish / Station, position, seat, Placard, advertise, announce, make known, blaze abroad, spread abroad / Office, employment, place, situation, station, Stigmatize (by public notice), vilify, brand, defame, disgrace / Messenger, intelligencer, mercury, Put in the ledger, carry to the ledger / Postman, courier, letter-carrier, express, mail-carrier, Mail, put in the mail, put in the post-office / Mail / Speed, haste, hurry, despatch

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post- — ♦ Élément, du lat. post « après », dans le temps (postdater) et dans l espace (postposer). post élément, du lat. post, après . ⇒POST , préf. Préf. tiré de la prép. lat. post «après», entrant dans la constr. de nombreux termes sav. ou techn., des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
POST — bezeichnet: Postdienstleister und deren Beförderungsgüter, siehe Post, speziell die Deutsche Post AG die Österreichische Post Die Schweizerische Post eine Stadt im US amerikanischen Bundesstaat Texas, siehe Post (Texas) eine Mitteilung in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Post — Post, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L. positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf. {Post} a pillar.] 1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Post-it — est une marque utilisée notamment pour une petite feuille de papier autoadhésive amovible, rassemblée en petit bloc, inventé en 1977[1] par la société américaine 3M. Il est conçu pour pouvoir y inscrire des notes et les coller et décoller à… … Wikipédia en Français
Post — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La palabra de origen latino post puede referirse a: En el vocablo español post ó pos , es un prefijo que significa después de o simplemente después. Por ejemplo: posparto, posgrado, posponer. El Diccionario… … Wikipedia Español
Post — Prefix with Latin origin meaning after .Post may refer to: * An entry in a blog or internet forum (also see: posting style) * Mail, the postal system, especially in Commonwealth of Nations countries * Pole, a long and straight stick, usually… … Wikipedia
Post — Post, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}, and cf. 4th {Post}.] 1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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