postmark en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpoʊstˌmɑɹk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Compound of post + mark.
Meanings
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A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp.
He looked at the mauve envelope doubtfully, and examined the postmark. "Where is Pudlington, James? and one might almost ask—why is Pudlington? No town has any right to such an offensive name."
1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| postmarks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (31)
et postitempel (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · it timbro postale (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · cmn 郵戳 /邮戳 (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · ko 포스트마크 (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · ja 郵便印 (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · ru почто́вый ште́мпель (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · eo poŝtmarko (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · sl poštni žig (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · da poststempel (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · pt carimbo (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · uk пошто́вий ште́мпель (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · lv pasta zīmogs (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · be пашто́вы штэ́мпэль (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · ar خَتْم بَرِيدِيّ (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · id cap pos (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · ko 소인 (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · fr cachet de la poste (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · es matasellos (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · sv poststämpel (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · it annullo postale (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · it bollo postale (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · be пашто́вы штэ́мпель (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · th ตราประทับ (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · fi postileima (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · fa-ira مُهْرِ پُسْت (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · de Poststempel (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · hu postai bélyegző (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · bg по́щенски печа́т (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · es timbre (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · ja 消印 (marking made by a postal service on a letter) · ja スタンプ (marking made by a postal service on a letter)