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silage

[sahy-lij] Origin

si·lage

[sahy-lij]
noun
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.

Origin:
1880–85; shortening of ensilage, influenced by silo
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silage (ˈsaɪlɪdʒ)
 
n
Also called: ensilage any crop harvested while green for fodder and kept succulent by partial fermentation in a silo
 
[C19: alteration (influenced by silo) of ensilage]

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silage
"fodder packed in a silo," 1884, alteration (probably by influence of silo) of ensilage (1881), from Fr. ensilage, from ensiler "put in a silo," from Sp. ensilar (see silo).
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Silage definition


Synchronous DSP specification language.
["Silage Reference Manual, Draft 1.0", D.R. Genin & P.N. Hilfinger, Silvar-Lisco, Leuven 1989].

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