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general post office

gen·er·al post of·fice
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jen-er-uh l pohst aw-fis, of-is]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ər əl poʊst ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪs/
    • /ˈdʒenrəl pəʊst ˈɒfɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-er-uh l pohst aw-fis, of-is]
    • /ˈdʒɛn ər əl poʊst ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪs/

Definitions of general post office words

  • noun general post office (in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO. 1
  • noun general post office main post office branch 1
  • noun general post office (in Britain until 1969) the department of the central government that provided postal and telephone services 0
  • noun general post office the main post office in a locality 0
See all 4 definitions of general post office

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Origin of general post office

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60

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Parts of speech for General post office

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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general post office popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% 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 post office

noun general post office

  • mail — monetary payment or tribute, especially rent or tax.
  • gpo — (in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
  • po — a chamber pot.
  • postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
All 4 Synonyms of general post office

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