snail mail
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A retronym emphasizing postal mail's slowness compared to email.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Noun[edit]
- (retronym) Mail (physical material) sent in the post, especially as compared with email.
- I came home to a mailbox stuffed with snail mail.
- 1993 November 9, L. R. Shannon, “Peripherals: MCI Mail Changes The Nature Of Letters”, in New York Times, retrieved 3 April 2014:
- To send a letter by snail mail (the Postal Service), you must still compose it, and also print it out, unless you write it by hand or on a typewriter.
- (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.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
postal mail
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