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- pronunciation:
- post
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A post office is a place that helps people send letters or packages to each other. It is an office or building where mail comes in from different places and goes out to other places. A post office is also a place where you can buy stamps and other things for mailing letters and packages.
Gabriel went to the post office to send a package to his aunt and uncle.
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| definition 2: |
The Post Office is a department or branch of a government whose work is the delivery of mail.
The Post Office does not deliver mail on Sundays. |
| related words: |
mail |
| derivation: |
post-office (adj.) |
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