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Postie vs Postil - What's the difference?

postie | postil |

As nouns the difference between postie and postil

is that postie is (British colloquial) Postman while postil is a Bible commentary written in its margins.

As a verb postil is

to write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.

postie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British colloquial ) Postman.
    • Has the postie been yet?
    Thank you, postie .

    Synonyms

    * (postman ): ** (standard''): mailman (''US''), postman (''British ) ** (colloquial/slang ):

    postil

    English

    (wikipedia postil)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A Bible commentary written in its margins.
  • A marginal note.
  • A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture.
  • A collection of homilies.
    • Related terms
    * apostil, apostille

    Etymology 2

    From

    Verb

  • To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate.

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