Phrase guide
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noun
A kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A particular posted letter or package which is delivered in this manner; a particular act of conveying such letters or packages to one or more recipients.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Something—whether desirable or undesirable—which is intentionally given to a specific individual or which an individual receives rapidly and unexpectedly; the personalized, direct quality of the transmission of such an item.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, humorous, idiomatic, sometimes, uncountable
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noun
mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mail
History
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Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
