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post office

[pohst aw-fis, of-is]

noun

  1. an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered. PO, P.O.

  2. Often Post Office the department of a government charged with the transportation of mail.

  3. an old-fashioned game in which one player is designated “postmaster” or “postmistress” and calls another player of a different gender into an adjoining room, ostensibly to receive a letter but actually to receive a kiss.



Post Office

1

noun

  1. a government department or authority in many countries responsible for postal services and often telecommunications

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

post office

2

noun

  1. a building or room where postage stamps are sold and other postal business is conducted

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • post-office adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of post office1

First recorded in 1645–55
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Turns out it’s not a city but the name of the post office for two places not exactly known as sanctuaries: Folsom State Prison and California State Prison, Sacramento.

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The sausages were to have passed through the newly built Yosemite National Park post office before being delivered to a beloved Yosemite Valley restaurateur.

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The 14-story building also housed downtown’s main post office and other federal agencies.

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The post office soon will move back into the unadorned wooden building on Brighton Avenue where it had operated for six decades.

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Within the updated report, the Postal Service stated that the number of mail collected through its post offices and by carriers on their routes has sharply declined over the last decade.

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