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单词 postless
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postlessadj.

Brit. /ˈpəʊs(t)ləs/, U.S. /ˈpoʊs(t)ləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: post n.3, -less suffix.
Etymology: < post n.3 + -less suffix.
Without a postal service.
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1839 S. Smith Third Let. to Archdeacon Singleton 9 In the most roadless, postless, melancholy..hamlet.
1885 Mrs. Innes in Athenæum 12 Dec. 764 A return to our..doctorless, bookless, milkless, postless, and altogether comfortless jungle.
1924 R. Kipling in Debits & Credits (1926) 231 On peaceful, postless Sabbaths I consider Weighty Things.
1934 Times 4 Aug. 6/4 There is..no delivery of letters; 46 hours on end every week postless!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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