gasoline English · revision 15441

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1863}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/; /ˌɡæsəˈlin/ ''(UK)''; /ɡæsˈlin/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[gas]], [[-ol]] (from [[la|oleum|t=oil]]) and [[-ine]] or [[-ene]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) The variant gasolene, apparently first a trade name, is from 1863 in Britain,^(Etymonline) gas being used loosely for compounds of gases used for lighting and heating.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ 1864 in Etymonline, 1865 (gasolene) in Barnhart and Merriam-Webster;^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) the spelling gasoline is American from 1871.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The shortened form gas was in common American use by 1897,^(Etymonline) first recorded in 1905 in Barnhart.^(Barnhart 1988) Gas station is recorded by 1924 in Etymonline and 1932 in Barnhart, earlier gas-filling station (1925).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) In Britain the usual word is [[petrol]].^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1863 – gasolene (Britain).^(Etymonline)

+ * 1864 – gasoline.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1871 – the spelling gasoline (US).^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1897 – gas, petrol (US).^(Etymonline)

+ * 1924 – gas station.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(US, Canada)'' A flammable liquid mixture of [[hydrocarbon|alt=hydrocarbons]] from [[petroleum]], used as fuel for engines; [[petrol]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[gasolinic]]

+ * [[gasolineless]]

+ * [[gasohol]]

+ * [[white gasoline]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[gas]]

+ * [[petrol]]

+ * [[kerosene]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}