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billet

bil·let

UK/ˈbɪlɪt/ US/ˈbɪlɪt/ rare
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a short personal letter

  • “drop me a line when you get there”
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2.
3.

a job in an organization

  • “he occupied a post in the treasury”
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verb

1.

Origin

From Middle English billet, bylet, belet, billette, from Old French billette, from bille (“log, tree trunk”), from Vulgar Latin *bilia, probably of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish bile (“tree”)).

Phrases

  • billet barge
  • billet reading

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