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poste restante

poste res·tante
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pohst re-stahnt or, esp. British, res-tahnt; French pawst res-tahnt]
    • /ˌpoʊst rɛˈstɑnt or, esp. British, ˈrɛs tɑnt; French pɔst rɛsˈtɑ̃t/
    • /re.ˈstɑːnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pohst re-stahnt or, esp. British, res-tahnt; French pawst res-tahnt]
    • /ˌpoʊst rɛˈstɑnt or, esp. British, ˈrɛs tɑnt; French pɔst rɛsˈtɑ̃t/

Definitions of poste restante words

  • noun poste restante a direction written on mail to indicate that it should be held at the post office until called for by the addressee. 1
  • noun poste restante Chiefly British. a department in charge of such mail. 1
  • uncountable noun poste restante Poste restante is a service operated by post offices by which letters and packages that are sent to you are kept at a particular post office until you collect them. 0
  • noun poste restante (not in the US and Canada) an address on mail indicating that it should be kept at a specified post office until collected by the addressee 0
  • noun poste restante the mail-delivery service or post-office department that handles mail having this address 0
  • noun poste restante general delivery 0
See all 6 definitions of poste restante

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Origin of poste restante

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; < French: literally, standing post

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Parts of speech for Poste restante

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Poste restante

poste restante popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% 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 poste restante

noun poste restante

  • general delivery — a postal service that delivers mail to a specific post office where it is held for pickup by the addressee.
  • letterbox — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
All 2 Synonyms of poste restante

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