luggage

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English

Etymology

1590s, lug (“to drag”) +‎ -age, literally “that which is lugged, dragged around”. Duplicate -g- is to clarify pronunciation of the vowel ‘u’ (which is pronounced unchanged from lug). Compare baggage.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: lŭg'ĭj, IPA^(key): /ˈlʌɡɪd͡ʒ/
• (Indic) IPA^(key): /laˈɡeːd͡ʒ/
• Rhymes: -ʌɡɪdʒ
• Hyphenation: lug‧gage

Noun

luggage (usually uncountable, plural luggages)

1. (uncountable) The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
   • August 4, 1726, Jonathan Swift, letter to Alexander Pope

     I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my journey.

2. (uncountable) The contents of such containers.
3. (countable, nonstandard or obsolete) A specific bag or container holding a traveller's belongings.

Synonyms

• baggage

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