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Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
  2. noun the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
  3. noun a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system

Etymology

From Middle English male, from Anglo-Norman male, Old French male (“bag, wallet”), from Frankish *malha (“bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“bag, pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather pouch”). Compare Dutch maal.

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