affiche

noun af·fiche \ a-ˈfēsh , ə- \

Definition of affiche

plural -s

: poster, placard

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Origin and Etymology of affiche

French, from afficher to affix, from a- (from Latin ad-) + ficher to drive in, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin figicare, from Latin figere to fasten, thrust in

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First Known Use: 1792

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