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logge

/ˈlɒd͡ʒeɪ/

logge is the plural of loggia.

logge is the obsolete spelling of log.

Meaning of loggia

Noun

loggia (plural loggias or logge or loggie)

  1. A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.
    • Mr Carrados was standing in the loggia of the Hotel Beverley when a not unfamiliar sound claimed his attention.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Meaning of log

Noun

log (plural logs)

  1. The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
    • They walked across the stream on a fallen log.
  2. Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
    • Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, "Let me take the speck out of your eye," and behold, the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you...1995, New American Standard Bible: Matthew 7, 3 - 5
  3. A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.
  4. (figuratively) Any cylinder; anything shaped like a tree log, particularly
    • 3. An apparatus for cutting a log of paper or the like into a plurality of sections of predetermined length[.]1968, Paper Converting Machine Co., Inc. V. FMC Corporation, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, page 1331
  5. (figuratively) A rolled cake with filling.
  6. (figuratively, vulgar) A solid and long piece of feces.

See all 26 meanings of log

Forms of logge

plurallogges

Origin of logge

From Italian logge, from Italian singular loggia, from Old French loge, from Late Latin laubia, from Frankish *laubjā (“pergola”).

From Middle English logge (“stick”), see below.

Questions about logge

What is logge the plural of?
Logge is the plural of loggia.
How do you pronounce logge?
Logge is pronounced /ˈlɒd͡ʒeɪ/.

Words near logge in the dictionary

  1. loggable
  2. loggan
  3. loggans
  4. loggat
  5. loggats
  6. logge
  7. logged
  8. logged in
  9. logged into
  10. logged off
  11. logged on

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Adapted from Wiktionary: logge (page history and authors); loggia (page history and authors); log (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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