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post·mark
/
ˈpoʊstˌmɑrk
/
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pohst
-mahrk
]
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noun
1.
an official
mark
stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or
receipt
.
verb (used with object)
2.
to stamp with a postmark.
Origin:
1670–80;
post
3
+
mark
1
Related forms
un·post·marked,
adjective
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postmark
(ˈpəʊstˌmɑːk)
—
n
1.
See also
cancellation
any mark stamped on mail by postal officials, such as a simple obliteration, date mark, or indication of route
—
vb
2.
(
tr
) to put such a mark on mail
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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If the
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when the
postmark
was made.
She stops for a moment now, trying to again remember the
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