baggages
|bag-gag-es|
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/ˈbægɪdʒɪz/
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/ˈbæɡɪdʒɪz/
(baggage)
Travel bags or emotional burdens
Etymology
'baggage' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'bagage', where the root related to 'bag' or bundle.
'baggage' entered Middle English from Old French 'bagage' (also attested in Medieval Latin as 'baggagium') and developed into the modern English word 'baggage'.
Initially, it referred broadly to 'a bundle or pack' carried by a traveler; over time it narrowed to mean 'luggage' and later acquired figurative senses like 'emotional burdens'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'baggage': items, suitcases, and personal belongings carried by a traveler; luggage.
Several of our baggages were delayed at the transfer airport.
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Noun 2
figurative plural: personal or emotional burdens, past problems or experiences that affect someone—used to refer to multiple people's or multiple types of such burdens.
In the group therapy session, the participants discussed their emotional baggages.
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Last updated: 2025/12/31 01:31