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apostil

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From French postille (“marginal note”), from Latin post illa (verba) (“after those (words)”).

noun apostils · postil · postille · postile · postle · apostille

  1. A marginal note; a gloss.
  2. A method of verification for international documents. The deponent's signature was verified in accordance with the apostil to the Hague convention.

verb apostils · apostiling · apostilling · apostiled · apostilled

  1. alternative Alternative form of apostille

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"apostil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apostil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"apostil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apostil.

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@misc{apostil_2026,
  title = {apostil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apostil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}