toga English · revision 1048

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈtəʊ.ɡə/ ''(UK)''; /ˈtoʊ.ɡə/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la|toga|t=cloak, mantle]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) related to ''tegere'' “to cover”,^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from the Proto-Indo-European root ''*(s)teg-'' “to cover”.^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The outer garment of a Roman citizen in time of peace (1600).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In Rome the toga was the national dress, permitted only to free citizens.^(Etymonline) English has used the word figuratively for a robe of office or a professional gown since 1738 (Barnhart dates this sense to 1855),^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995) and to express professional authority.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1600 – the garment of a Roman citizen.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1738 – a robe of office, a professional gown.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1887 – compounds such as ''toga-like''.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A loose one-piece outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient [[Rome]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A [[robe]] of office; a professional, academic or ceremonial [[gown]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[togaed]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[togate]]

+ * [[tegument]]

+ * [[protect]]

+ * [[thatch]]

+ * [[deck]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}