general post office

general post office

noun
(in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO

Origin:
1650–60
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General post office is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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General Post Office
 
n
1.  (in Britain until 1969) the department of the central Government that provided postal and telephone services
2.  the main post office in a locality

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