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- [meyl-boks]
- /ˈmeɪlˌbɒks/
- /ˈmeɪl.bɒks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyl-boks]
- /ˈmeɪlˌbɒks/
Definitions of mailbox word
- noun mailbox a public box in which mail is placed for pickup and delivery by the post office. 1
- noun mailbox a private box, as at a home, into which mail is delivered by the mail carrier. 1
- noun mailbox Computers. a file for storing electronic mail. 1
- noun mailbox A public box with a slot into which mail is placed for collection by the post office. 1
- noun mailbox in street: post box 1
- noun mailbox of building: letterbox 1
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Origin of mailbox
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; mail1 + box1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mailbox
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mailbox popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mailbox usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mailbox
noun mailbox
- mail drop — a receptacle or one of a series of pigeonholelike slots, as in an office, into which incoming mail is placed for pickup.
- letter drop — (in a door or partition) a slot through which letters can be pushed.
- letterbox — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
- pillar box — a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox.
- postbox — a mailbox, especially one for public deposit of mail.
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See also
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