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- US Pronunciation
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- [pohs-tl]
- /ˈpoʊs tl/
- /ˈpəʊ.stəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pohs-tl]
- /ˈpoʊs tl/
Definitions of postal word
- adjective postal of or relating to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees. 1
- noun postal Informal. postal card. 1
- idioms postal go postal, Slang. to lose control or go crazy, especially in a violent way. 1
- adjective postal relating to post office 1
- adjective postal Postal is used to describe things or people connected with the public service of carrying letters and packages from one place to another. 0
- adjective postal Postal is used to describe activities that involve sending things by post. 0
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Origin of postal
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; post3 + -al1; def. 3 in reference to incidents of violence among postal workers in the early 1990s
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Postal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
postal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".
postal usage trend in Literature
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See also
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