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poster — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mail noun Letters, parcels, and other items sent through the postal system.
  • post noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
  • poster noun A large printed picture or announcement, usually put up on a wall to decorate or advertise.
  • ship noun A large vessel built to carry people or cargo across water.

Senses

poster is used for these senses in English:

  • mail (ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
  • post (UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. [from 19th c.]
  • post (Internet) To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc. [from 20th c.]
  • ship (transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).

mail — full definition

  1. noun Letters, parcels, and other items sent through the postal system.
  2. noun Email; electronic messages sent over a computer network.
  3. verb To send something through the post or by email.
  4. noun Flexible armor made from small interlinked metal rings.

post — full definition

  1. noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
  2. noun A job or official position.
  3. noun The system for delivering mail, or the mail itself.
  4. noun A message published online, such as on a blog or social media.
  5. verb To send something through the mail.

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