postal

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See also: postał and poștal

English

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Etymology

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From post +‎ -al, modelled on French postal.[1]

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Adjective

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postal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
    postal worker
    for all your postal needs
    work in the postal industry
  2. (US, slang) Crazy, insane.
    • 1999, "Daria Dance Party" (Daria, season 3 episode 4)
      SANDI: Maybe I should just have my own party, since you obviously think I'm postal.

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ postal, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From posta +‎ -al.

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Adjective

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postal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postals)

  1. postal

Noun

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postal f (plural postals)

  1. Clipping of targeta postal.

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French

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postal (feminine postale, masculine plural postaux, feminine plural postales)

  1. postal

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Portuguese

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: pos‧tal

Adjective

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postal m or f (plural postais)

  1. postal (relating to mail)

Noun

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postal m (plural postais)

  1. postcard
    Synonyms: cartão-postal, bilhete-postal

Romanian

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Adjective

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postal m or n (feminine singular postală, masculine plural postali, feminine and neuter plural postale)

  1. Obsolete form of poștal.

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References

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  • postal in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

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Etymology

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From posta +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /posˈtal/ [posˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pos‧tal

Adjective

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postal m or f (masculine and feminine plural postales)

  1. postal

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Noun

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postal f (plural postales)

  1. postcard

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