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Definition of poste restante noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

poste restante

noun
 
/ˌpəʊst ˈrestɑːnt/
 
/ˌpəʊst reˈstɑːnt/
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(North American English general delivery)
[uncountable]
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  1. an arrangement in which a post office keeps a person’s mail until they go to collect it, used especially when somebody is travelling
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘mail remaining’.

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