pile
Meaning
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- heap, stack
- pillar
- battery
- tails
- pile
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pil/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French, from Latin pīla (through Italian pila for the “battery” sense). The “tail of a coin” sense is probably derived from previous senses, but it's not known for sure.
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