mail (n)
mail service (n)
postal service (n)
post (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
examples the mail handles billions of items every day
he works for the United States mail service
in England they call mail `the post'
Outgoing links
Hypernym communication, communicating
Derivationally related form post → postal
Derivationally related form post → post
Derivationally related form mail → mail; mail → mail
Hyponym airmail, airpost; snail mail; rural free delivery, RFD
Incoming links
Derivationally related form postal → post
Pertainym (pertains to noun) postal → post
Hyponym communication, communicating
Hypernym airmail, airpost; snail mail; rural free delivery, RFD
Derivationally related form post → post
Derivationally related form mail → mail; mail → mail

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