billboard English · revision 15304

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈbɪlˌboɹd/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|bill|board]], bill meaning a written public notice.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Any board for posting bills, also written bill-board: 1845, American English, in Etymonline;^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster dates it to 1843.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Billboard'' magazine, founded in 1894, was first a trade paper for the bill-posting industry, and its music charts date from the 1930s.^(Etymonline) A list of highlights at the start of a broadcast is also called a billboard.^(AHD) A different billboard, from bill (the point of an anchor fluke) and board, is a ledge on a ship's bow on which the anchor rests, from 1805.^(MWU 2024)^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1805 – billboard on a ship.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1843 – billboard (Merriam-Webster).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1845 – a board for posting bills.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1894 – Billboard magazine.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A large outdoor board for displaying [[advertisement|alt=advertisements]], as beside roads; a [[hoarding]].^(AHD)

+ # An introductory list of highlights in a broadcast or publication.^(AHD)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To advertise or announce on or as if on a billboard.^(AHD)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[bill]]

+ * [[board]]

+ * [[poster]]

+ * [[hoarding]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}