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luggage (n.)

1590s, from lug (v.) "to drag" + -age; so, literally "what has to be lugged about" (or, in Johnson's definition, "any thing of more weight than value"). In 20c., the usual British word for "baggage belonging to passengers."

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Definitions of luggage from WordNet

luggage (n.)
cases used to carry belongings when traveling;
Synonyms: baggage
From wordnet.princeton.edu