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snail-mail

snail-mail is the alternative form of snail mail.

Meaning of snail mail

Noun

snail mail (uncountable)

  1. (retronym) Mail (physical material) sent in the post, especially as compared with email.
    • I came home to a mailbox stuffed with snail mail.
  2. (retronym) Mail (postal service), especially as compared with email.
    • The official notice will be sent via both email and snail mail owing to legal requirements.

Questions about snail-mail

What is snail-mail the alternative form of?
Snail-mail is the alternative form of snail mail.

Words near snail-mail in the dictionary

  1. snail trail
  2. snail trefoil
  3. snail trefoils
  4. snail vine
  5. snail's pace
  6. snail-mail
  7. snail-paced
  8. snail-sense feminism
  9. snail-shell
  10. snail-shells
  11. snail-wheel

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