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palisade

n.
US //ˌpæɫɪˈseɪd// UK //pˈælɪsˌeɪd// pal·isade
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French palissade, from Old French, from Old Occitan palissada, from palissa (“stake”), probably from pal (“stake”), or possibly from Gallo-Romance *pālīcea, from Latin pālus (“stake”) + -ade.

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