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post office

–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.
2. (often initial capital letter) the department of a government charged with the transportation of mail.
3. a game in which one player is designated “postmaster” or “postmistress” and calls another player of the opposite sex into an adjoining room, ostensibly to receive a letter but actually to receive a kiss.

Origin:
1625–35


post-office, adjective
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post office  
n.   Abbr. PO
  1. The public department responsible for the transportation and delivery of the mails. Also called postal service.

  2. A local office where mail is received, sorted, and delivered, and where stamps and other postal materials are sold.

  3. A game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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