mail service

/meɪl ˌsʌrvəs/
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Other forms: mail services

Definitions of mail service
  1. noun
    the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
    synonyms: mail, post, postal service
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    types:
    airmail, airpost
    a system of conveying mail by aircraft
    snail mail
    any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service
    RFD, rural free delivery
    free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas
    type of:
    communicating, communication
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
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