English Explanatory Dictionary

postilion sentence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phrase that is linguistically correct, but of no realistically practical use.

Word forms

postilion sentence postilion sentences

Etymology

Refers to the phrase "My postillion has been struck by lightning," said to be an example of the unusual terms found in some 19th- and early 20th-century phrasebooks.

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