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bastile

Meaningto build

Common meaning: a fortress used as a prison

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchbastir‘to build’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsto build → a buildingbastille‘a building’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa building → a fortress used as a prisonbastile‘a fortress used as a prison’ · 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 Old French bastir ‘to build’.

Roots

  • bastir Old French “sew loosely”

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