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snailmail

snailmail 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 snailmail

What is snailmail the alternative form of?
Snailmail is the alternative form of snail mail.

Words near snailmail in the dictionary

  1. snailish
  2. snailishly
  3. snailkind
  4. snailless
  5. snaillike
  6. snailmail
  7. snails
  8. snailshell
  9. snailshells
  10. Snailwell
  11. snaily

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