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post office
[ pohst-aw-fis, of-is ]
/ ËpoÊst ËÉ fÉȘs, ËÉf ÉȘs /
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noun
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. Abbreviations: PO, P.O.
Often Post Office . the department of a government charged with the transportation of mail.
a game in which one player is designated âpostmasterâ or âpostmistressâ and calls another player of a different sex into an adjoining room, ostensibly to receive a letter but actually to receive a kiss.
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Origin of post office
First recorded in 1645â55
OTHER WORDS FROM post office
post-of·fice, adjectiveWords nearby post office
postnuptial, post oak, post-obit, post-obit bond, post obitum, post office, post-office box, postop, postoperative, postorbital, postpaid
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How to use post office in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for post office (1 of 2)
post office
noun
a building or room where postage stamps are sold and other postal business is conducted
British Dictionary definitions for post office (2 of 2)
Post Office
noun
a government department or authority in many countries responsible for postal services and often telecommunications
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