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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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SYLLABICATION:im·post
PRONUNCIATION:  mpst
NOUN: The uppermost part of a column or pillar supporting an arch.
ETYMOLOGY:French imposte, from Italian imposta, from Latin, feminine past participle of impnere, to place upon. See impose.
 
 
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