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IELTS BNC: 2485 COCA: 2508

mail

1 of 4

noun (1)

often attributive
1
a
: material (such as letters and packages) sent or carried in a postal system
sorting through the mail
also : similar material distributed within an organization
interoffice mail
c
: a conveyance that transports mail
2
: a nation's postal system
a letter sent through the mail
often used in plural
packages sent through the mails
3
chiefly Scotland : bag, wallet

mail

2 of 4

verb

mailed; mailing; mails

transitive verb

: to send by mail : post entry 4
mailability noun
mailable adjective

mail

3 of 4

noun (2)

1
: armor made of metal links or sometimes plates
2
: a hard enclosing covering of an animal (such as a tortoise)
mailed adjective

mail

4 of 4

noun (3)

chiefly Scotland

Example Sentences

Verb if you don't mail that letter soon, it's going to arrive late

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English male, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German malaha bag

Noun (2)

Middle English maille metal link, mail, from Anglo-French, from Latin macula spot, mesh

Noun (3)

Middle English male, maille, from Old English māl agreement, pay, from Old Norse māl speech, agreement; akin to Old English mǣl speech

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Verb

1827, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mail was before the 12th century

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