coastal English · revision 7004

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈkəʊstəl/ ''(UK)''; /ˈkoʊstəl/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[coast]] and [[-al]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of or relating to a coast or shore: 1872.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Etymonline notes that the proper Latin form costal is used only of ribs.^(Etymonline) The RAF's ''Coastal Command'', which first operated over the sea from coastal bases, is a 20th-century use, and a coastal-defence ship was called a coastal in 1912.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1872 – of a coast.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1912 – a coast-defence ship.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of, on or near a [[coast]].^(AHD 2000)^(LDOCE 2009)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[coastally]]

+ * [[intercoastal]]

+ * [[bicoastal]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[coast]]

+ * [[costal]]

+ * [[accost]]

+ * [[cutlet]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}