"Postil" is a word in ENGLISH
Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible,
so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a
comment.
To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss.
To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to
postillate.
A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as,
the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne.
Modern agriculture has been accurately described as a way of turning oil into food. As the price of oil continues to rise, so will the price of food.
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An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary.
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