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postal

[ pohs-tl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the post office or mail service:

    postal delivery; postal employees.



noun

  1. Informal. postal card.

postal

/ ˈəʊə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a Post Office or to the mail-delivery service
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzٲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • Dza· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of postal1

First recorded in 1835–45; post 3def + -al 1; 1990–95 postal fordef 3, in reference to incidents of violence among postal workers in the early 1990s
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. go postal, Slang. to lose control or go crazy, especially in a violent way.
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Example Sentences

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The 25-year-old also suffered lung contusions, a dislocated right clavicle and several torn ligaments after colliding with the open door of a postal vehicle.

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The hawk had been wreaking havoc in the village, which is on the edge of the Chiltern hills, even holding up the postal service.

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Dear Liz: My husband worked for the postal service for over 30 years and retired with a pension.

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That’s how my grandfather was able to get a job as a postal letter carrier.

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The rules about postal voting have changed, and you now need to reapply every three years.

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