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poste restante

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
poste restante
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A postal service in which a mail is held at a post office to be collected by the recipient

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French poste restante.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: poste restante

Usage

Phrases

accommodation address

Frequently Paired Words

accommodation address

Synonyms

general delivery to be called for care of post office

Questions

What does poste restante mean?
A postal service in which a mail is held at a post office to be collected by the recipient
Where does poste restante come from?
It is traced to French.

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