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baggage

/ˈbæɡədʒ/BA-guhj
/ˈbæɡədʒ/BA-guhj

Meaningcollection of bundles

Common meaning: luggage taken on a journey

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbagage‘collection of bundles’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftscollection of bundles → luggagebagage‘luggage’source
  3. Englishbaggage‘luggage taken on a journey’ · 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: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French bagage ‘collection of bundles’.

Roots

  • bagage Old French “collection of bundles”

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