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| mail [ mayl ] |
noun (plural mails) |
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1. items sent: the letters, cards, periodicals, and packages that are handled and distributed in a postal system
  Is there any mail for me?
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2. postal system: the system that handles the collection and delivery of mail
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often used before a noun
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send it by mail
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3. specific mail collection or delivery: a particular collection or delivery of letters, cards, periodicals, and packages
It came in yesterday's mail.
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4. vehicle delivering mail: a car, train, ship, aircraft, or other vehicle used to collect and deliver mail
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5.
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informal
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Same as e-mail
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transitive verb (past and past participle mailed, present participle mail·ing, 3rd person present singular mails) |
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1. North America send something by mail: to send a letter, card, periodical, or package by mail
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2. e-mail somebody: to send somebody a message by e-mail
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| [13th century. < Old French male "bag, trunk" < Germanic, "bag, wallet"] |
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| mail·a·ble adjective |
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