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post office

[ pohst aw-fis, of-is ]

noun

  1. an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered. : PO, P.O.
  2. Often Post Office. the department of a government charged with the transportation of mail.
  3. an old-fashioned game in which one player is designated “postmaster” or “postmistress” and calls another player of a different gender into an adjoining room, ostensibly to receive a letter but actually to receive a kiss.


Post Office

1

noun

  1. a government department or authority in many countries responsible for postal services and often telecommunications
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

post office

2

noun

  1. a building or room where postage stamps are sold and other postal business is conducted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz-Ǵ·ھ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of post office1

First recorded in 1645–55
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Her post office had been one of the most successful in the region but she was later forced to sell it at a loss.

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It also began censorship of what white people could read, breaking into post offices, looting newspapers and burning them in the town square.

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The closure of the Selkirk's banks and main post office has left the historic market town with only one external cash machine.

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People can order online or drop into the area's pop-up post office that is open in the lead up to 14 February.

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Davis has already returned to his favorite spots in Altadena to paint their remains: the post office, the hardware store.

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