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  1. noun A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground to serve as a marker or support.
  2. noun A similar vertical support or structure, as:
  3. noun A support for a beam in the framework of a building.
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  • The roof was supported by a single post, and to this post was attached a chain. —  061 - Devil On The Moon
  • Given she both inspired this post, and the post is about musing. —  Shakesville
  • Applications for the post will be available starting Jan. 30; there is a $50 application fee. —  Anderson Independent Mail Stories
  • Seeing as the post is already a summary of key highlights, no need to summarize that further. —  Dealbreaker
  • He reasoned that choosing a professional communicator and already high profile doctor for the post was a savvy move by Obama and signaled both his understanding of the potential for the post and his determination to give his health policy the best chance of success by going directly to the public with it. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
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  1. Middle English, from Old English, from Latin postis; see stā- in Indo-European roots.
  2. French poste, from Italian posto, from Old Italian, from Vulgar Latin *postum, from Latin positum, neuter past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.
  3. French poste, from Old French, relay station for horses, from Old Italian posta, from Vulgar Latin *posta, station, from Latin posita, feminine past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English post, from Anglo-Saxon post, a post, stake, = OFries. post = D. Middle Low German post, post (of a door), = Old High German pfosto, Middle High German pfoste, German pfoste = Swedish Danish post, a post, = Old French poste, poust (diminutive posteau, French poteau) = Spanish Portuguese poste, from Latin postis, a post, door-post (Middle Latin a post, beam, rod, pole), also a door; prob. from postus, contr. of positus, past participle of ponere, put, set: see posit, position. Cf. post.
  2. from post, n.
  3. (a) from French poste, masculine, a post, station, guard-house, employment, situation, military post, naval station, = Portuguese posto = Italian posto, station, post (later D. post = German posten = Swedish Danish post), from Middle Latin *postus, masculine, a station. (b) from French poste, feminine, a post (establishment for post-horses), post (manner of traveling), stage, post-house, post-office, post-boy, mail-carrier, mail, also a military post, = Spanish Portuguese Italian posta (later D. G. Swedish Danish post), post, post-office, mail, etc., from Middle Latin posta, feminine, a station, a fixed place on a road, from Latin postus, contr. of positus, past participle of ponere, put, place, set, fix: see posit, position, and cf. post.
  4. = Dutch posteren = German postieren = Swedish postera = Danish postere, from French poster = Spanish a-postar, wager, = Portuguese postar = Italian postare, station, post; from the noun: see post n.
  5. An elliptical use of post, n.
  6. from post, adv.
  7. For posted, past participle of post, v. Cf. French aposter, place for a bad purpose (= Spanish Portuguese apostar, post, = Italian apostare, lie in ambush), from à (from Latin ad, to) + poster, station: see post, v.
  8. Latin, post, adverb, behind, back, backward, after, afterward; preposition, behind, after.
 

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