Topic: MAIL
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address
addressee
aerogramme
airmail
box number
certified mail
Christmas card
c/o
compliment slip
correspond
correspondence
correspondent
covering letter
cover letter
date stamp
dead letter
direct mail
enclose
enclosure
envelope
epistle
esquire
express
express mail
first class
first-class
forward
forwarding address
FPO
frank
franking machine
Freepost
general delivery
Jiffy bag
junk mail
letterbox
love letter
mail
mailbag
mailbox
mail carrier
mail drop
mailer
mailing list
mailman
mailshot
mail train
manila
missive
money order
note card
notelet
notepaper
nr
packet boat
parcel
parcel post
pcm
pen friend
pen pal
pigeonhole
pillar box
PO
PO Box
poison-pen letter
post(n)
post(v)
postage
postage meter
postage stamp
postal
postal order
postbag
postbox
postcard
postcode
poste restante
postie
postman
postmark
postmaster
postmistress
post office
post office box
postscript
pp.
PPS
PS
redirect
register
registered post
reply-paid
RR
sae
salutation
SASE
second class
self-addressed
sender
snail mail
sorting office
special delivery
stamp(n)
stamp(v)
stamped addressed envelope
surface mail
third class
valentine
writing paper
X
zip code
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | male 'bag' |
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | maille, from Latin macula 'spot, woven threads' |
mail1 S3 W3
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[uncountable]1 the letters and packages that are delivered to you :
She's been reading my private mail.
He found a mountain of mail waiting for him.
She's been reading my private mail.
He found a mountain of mail waiting for him. hate mail (=letters from people saying that they hate you)
2 especially American English the system of collecting and delivering letters and packages [= post British English]
The mail here's really slow and unreliable.
The product will be sold mainly through the mail.
Most reports are sent via internal mail (=a system of sending documents to people inside the same organization).
The mail here's really slow and unreliable.
The product will be sold mainly through the mail.
Most reports are sent via internal mail (=a system of sending documents to people inside the same organization).3TD messages that are sent and received on a computer [= email]:
You should always check your incoming mail (=messages that you receive) every day.
You should always check your incoming mail (=messages that you receive) every day.4PMD armour made of small pieces of metal, worn by soldiers in the Middle Ages
➔ voice mailWORD FOCUS: mail 
things that people send: letter, postcard, package also parcel British English, junk mail
ways of sending mail: first class/second class British English, airmail, surface mail, special delivery
the person who delivers your mail: postman/postwoman British English, mailman American English, letter carrier American English
the place where you buy stamps, send letters and packages etc: post office
the place where you put letters and packages: postbox British English/mailbox American English
the place where you receive letters and packages: letterbox British English/mailbox American English

things that people send: letter, postcard, package also parcel British English, junk mail
ways of sending mail: first class/second class British English, airmail, surface mail, special delivery
the person who delivers your mail: postman/postwoman British English, mailman American English, letter carrier American English
the place where you buy stamps, send letters and packages etc: post office
the place where you put letters and packages: postbox British English/mailbox American English
the place where you receive letters and packages: letterbox British English/mailbox American English
