affiche

noun

af·​fiche

a-ˈfēsh,

ə-

plural -s

: poster, placard

Word History

Etymology

French, from afficher to affix, from a- (from Latin ad-) + ficher to drive in, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin figicare, from Latin figere to fasten, thrust in

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

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