noun
Meaning 1
An act of sending mail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mailing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈmeɪlɪŋ/
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rhymes with -eɪlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: M EY1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A farm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of mail
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
the transmission of a letter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the postmark indicates the time of mailing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: posting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transmission, transmittal, transmitting
noun
Meaning 5
mail sent by a sender at one time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the candidate sent out three large mailings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mail, post
History
Etymology
See mail (“rent”).
Real reading context