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poste.

post office

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔst/
  1. post office

    feminine
  2. mail, postal service/system

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian posta, from posto.

noun/pɔst/
  1. job, post

    masculine
  2. position (in a sport, or an observation post)

    masculine
  3. ellipsis of poste de police (“police station, nick”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine · slang
  4. a receiver, an electronic device ellipsis of poste de radio (“radio”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · ellipsis · masculine
  5. a receiver, an electronic device ellipsis of poste de télévision (“TV, TV set”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · ellipsis · masculine
  6. extension

    masculine
  7. stretch, stint (at work)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian posto.

verb/pɔst/
  1. inflection of poster: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of poster: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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