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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPost
/poʊst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A piece of writing, image, or other item published online on a blog, social media website, or forum.
"She shared a new travel post on her Instagram account."
- 1
To publish a piece of content on a website or social media platform.
"He decided to post the announcement on the community board."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'postis', meaning 'doorpost' or 'bedpost', which evolved from 'por-'(forth) and 'stare'(to stand). Through Old French and Middle English, the meaning expanded from a physical upright timber to military stations, postal mail delivery systems, and eventually digital online publications.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Post" is said worldwide
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publication
Transliteration: publication
"Il a publié un nouveau message sur son blog."
Beitrag
Transliteration: Beitrag
"Sie hat einen neuen Beitrag auf Facebook veröffentlicht."
post
Transliteration: post
"Ho letto il tuo post stamattina."
publicación
Transliteration: publicación
"Me gustó mucho tu última publicación."
publicação
Transliteration: publicação
"Ele fez uma nova postagem ontem."
पोस्ट
Transliteration: post
"उसने सोशल मीडिया पर एक नई पोस्ट डाली।"
帖子
Transliteration: tiězi
"我在网上看到了一条有趣的帖子。"
게시물
Transliteration: gesimul
"그는 블로그에 새로운 게시물을 올렸습니다."
投稿
Transliteration: tōkō
"彼女はSNSに新しい投稿をした。"
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