post office telephone system

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post office telephone system

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From post office + telephone + system, due to the telephone network being established by the post office, in some jurisdictions.

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  1. uncountable Synonym of plain old telephone service

    Similar: plain old telephone service

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@misc{post_office_telephone_system_2026,
  title = {post office telephone system},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/post%20office%20telephone%20system},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}