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general delivery

gen·er·al de·liv·er·y
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jen-er-uh l dih-liv-uh-ree]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ər əl dɪˈlɪv ə ri/
    • /ˈdʒenrəl dɪˈlɪvəri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-er-uh l dih-liv-uh-ree]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ər əl dɪˈlɪv ə ri/

Definitions of general delivery words

  • noun general delivery a postal service that delivers mail to a specific post office where it is held for pickup by the addressee. 1
  • noun general delivery the postal department that handles such mail. 1
  • noun general delivery an address on mail indicating that it should be kept at a specified post office until collected by the addressee 0
  • noun general delivery the mail-delivery service or post-office department that handles mail having this address 0
  • noun general delivery delivery of mail at the post office to addressees who come there to collect it 0
  • noun general delivery the department of the post office that handles this mail 0
See all 7 definitions of general delivery

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Origin of general delivery

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1830-40

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Parts of speech for General delivery

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of General delivery

general delivery popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for general delivery

noun general delivery

  • post — power-on self-test
  • snail mail — physical delivery of mail, as contrasted with email.
  • parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
  • poste restante — a direction written on mail to indicate that it should be held at the post office until called for by the addressee.
All 4 Synonyms of general delivery

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