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post office telephone system

post office telephone system noun: synonym of plain old telephone service.

Noun

post office telephone system (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of plain old telephone service

Synonyms of post office telephone system

Origin of post office telephone system

From post office + telephone + system, due to the telephone network being established by the post office, in some jurisdictions.

Questions about post office telephone system

What does post office telephone system mean?
Post office telephone system means synonym of plain old telephone service.
What part of speech is post office telephone system?
Post office telephone system is a noun.

Words near post office telephone system in the dictionary

  1. post office
  2. post office box
  3. post office boxes
  4. post office order
  5. post office orders
  6. post office telephone system
  7. post offices
  8. post parade
  9. post position
  10. post positions
  11. post prison

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