post office

[ pohst-aw-fis, of-is ]
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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. Abbreviations: PO, P.O.

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

  1. 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.

Origin of post office

1
First recorded in 1645–55

Other words from post office

  • post-of·fice, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for post office (1 of 2)

post office

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

British Dictionary definitions for Post Office (2 of 2)

Post Office

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

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