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Definition of postal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

postal

adjective
 
/ˈpəʊstl/
 
/ˈpəʊstl/
[only before noun]Idioms
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  1. connected with the official system for sending and delivering letters, etc.
    • your full postal address
    • the postal service/system
    • postal charges
  2. (especially British English) involving things that are sent by post
    • postal bookings
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from poste ‘postal service’.
Idioms
go postal
  1. (especially North American English, informal) to become very angry
    • He went postal when he found out.
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