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postil

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postil (ˈpɒstɪl)

—n
1.	a commentary or marginal note, as in a Bible
2.	a homily or collection of homilies

—vb , -tils, -tiling, -tiled, -tils, -tilling, -tilled
3.	obsolete to annotate (a biblical passage)

[C15 (postille): from Old French postille from Medieval Latin postilla, perhaps from post illa (verba textus), after these words in the text, often the opening phrase of such an annotation]

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Postil is always a great word to know.

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