postmark
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postmark
- /ˈpoʊstˌmɑɹk/ US
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Compound of post + mark.
noun postmarks
- A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp. He looked at the mauve envelope doubtfully, and examined the postmark. "Where is Pudlington, James? and one might almost ask—why is Pudlington? No town has any right to such an offensive name."
verb postmarks · postmarking · postmarked
- To apply a postmark on.
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noun marking made by a postal service on a letter
| Español | matasellos, timbre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소인 soin, 포스트마크 poseuteumakeu |
| 日本語 | 消印 keshiin, 郵便印 yūbin'in, スタンプ sutanpu |
| 中文 | 郵戳 /邮戳 yóuchuō |
| Português | carimbo |
| Français | cachet de la poste |
| Deutsch | Poststempel |
| Italiano | bollo postale, annullo postale, timbro postale |
| Русский | почто́вый ште́мпель počtóvyj štɛ́mpelʹ |
| العربية | خَتْم بَرِيدِيّ ḵatm barīdiyy |
verb to apply a postmark on
| Español | matasellar, matar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | stempeln |
| Русский | штемпелева́ть štempelevátʹ |
Talk about this word "postmark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/postmark. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. postmark. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/postmark "postmark." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/postmark.
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@misc{postmark_2026,
title = {postmark},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/postmark},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
