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postal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ˈpoʊstl̩] (General-American)
  • [ˈpəʊstl̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From post + -al, modelled on French postal.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
    • We sell stamps and stationery for all your postal needs.
    • He's a postal worker, and has been in the postal industry for decades.
  2. (US, not-comparable, slang) Crazy, insane.
    • to go postal
    • SANDI: Maybe I should just have my own party, since you obviously think I'm postal. 1999, "Daria Dance Party" (Daria, season 3 episode 4)

Deriveds

postally · postal code · postal vote · postal money-order · postal ballot · postal history · postal outlet · postal address · postal money order · postal box · postal rule · postal note · postal forgery · postal worker · postal authority · postal village · postal carrier · postal blue · postal service · postal order · postal office · semipostal · nonpostal · postal station · semi-postal stamp · postique

Relateds

post office · post · postally used

Translations (27)

pt postal (relating to mail) · pl pocztowy (relating to mail) · ru почто́вый (relating to mail) · hy փոստային (relating to mail) · uk пошто́вий (relating to mail) · fa پستی (relating to mail) · sl poštni (relating to mail) · sh по̏штанскӣ (relating to mail) · hu postai (relating to mail) · de postalisch (relating to mail) · be пашто́вы (relating to mail) · es postal (relating to mail) · mk поштенски (relating to mail) · cs poštovní (relating to mail) · ar بَرِيدِيّ (relating to mail) · it postale (relating to mail) · sh pȍštanskī (relating to mail) · ro poștal (relating to mail) · scn pustali (relating to mail) · sk poštový (relating to mail) · ca postal (relating to mail) · bg по́щенски (relating to mail) · fi posti- (relating to mail) · el ταχυδρομικός (relating to mail) · eo poŝta (relating to mail) · fr postal (relating to mail) · de Post- (relating to mail)

postal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ˈpoʊstl̩] (General-American)
  • [ˈpəʊstl̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From post + -al, modelled on French postal.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, empty-gloss, no-gloss) (archaic)

Forms

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