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  • 1send — /send/ verb past tense and past participle sent /sent/ 1 BY POST/RADIO ETC (T) to arrange for something to go or be taken to another place, especially by post: send sb a letter/message/card: Honestly, I get tired of sending Christmas cards. |… …

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  • 2airmail — air‧mail [ˈeəmeɪl ǁ ˈer ] also air mail noun [uncountable] letters that are sent by plane, or the system of doing this: • an express airmail service • All letters are sent by airmail. * * * airmail UK US /ˈeəmeɪl/ noun [U] …

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  • 3surface mail — ➔ mail1 * * * surface mail UK US noun [U] ► COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT the service in which letters, packages, etc., are sent by road, ship, or train, rather than by plane, or mail that is sent in this way: send sth (by) surface mail »I sent the… …

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  • 4letter — noun 1 written/printed message ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy, long ▪ brief, short ▪ ten page, etc. ▪ rambling …

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  • 5mail — mail1 W3S3 [meıl] n [U] [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: male bag ] [Sense: 4; Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: maille, from Latin macula spot, woven threads ] 1.) the letters and packages that are delivered to you …

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  • 6envelope — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bulky, fat, thick ▪ large, small ▪ sealed ▪ return (AmE), self addressed …

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  • 7by — 1 /baI/ preposition 1 used especially with a passive 1 (2) verb to show the person or thing that does something or makes something happen: I was attacked by a dog. | The building was designed by a famous architect. | We are all alarmed by the… …

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  • 8by — by1 W1S1 [baı] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(who/what does something)¦ 2¦(means/method)¦ 3¦(road/door)¦ 4¦(taking hold)¦ 5¦(writer/composer etc)¦ 6¦(beside)¦ 7¦(past)¦ 8¦(before)¦ 9¦(according to)¦ 10¦(change/difference)¦ …

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  • 9by — by1 W1S1 [baı] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(who/what does something)¦ 2¦(means/method)¦ 3¦(road/door)¦ 4¦(taking hold)¦ 5¦(writer/composer etc)¦ 6¦(beside)¦ 7¦(past)¦ 8¦(before)¦ 9¦(according to)¦ 10¦(change/difference)¦ …

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