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bye-letter

bye-letter noun: a postal letter carried only part of the way to the central post office, and delivered to its destination along the way.

Noun

bye-letter (plural bye-letters)

  1. (UK, historical) A postal letter carried only part of the way to the central post office, and delivered to its destination along the way.

Forms of bye-letter

pluralbye-letters

Questions about bye-letter

What does bye-letter mean?
Bye-letter means a postal letter carried only part of the way to the central post office, and delivered to its destination along the way.
What part of speech is bye-letter?
Bye-letter is a noun.
What is the plural of bye-letter?
The plural of bye-letter is bye-letters.

Words near bye-letter in the dictionary

  1. bye-elections
  2. bye-lane
  3. bye-lanes
  4. bye-law
  5. bye-laws
  6. bye-letter
  7. bye-letters
  8. bye-place
  9. bye-places
  10. bye-product
  11. bye-products

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