POSTAL TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE

Meaning of POSTAL TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE in English

Outside the USA, PTT refers to a telephone service provider, which is usually a monopoly, in a particular country.

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POSTAL — adj postal; cassa postal mailbox, letter box
Interlingua English vocab
TELEGRAPH — Electromagnetic communication device. In 1832 Morse code ). In 1837 he was granted a patent on an electromagnetic telegraph that …
Английский словарь Британика
TELEPHONE — I. ˈteləˌfōn noun Etymology: tel- (I) + -phone 1. : an instrument for reproducing sounds especially articulate speech at a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TELEGRAPH — I. ˈteləˌgraf, -raa(ə)f, -raif, -rȧf noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French télégraphe, from télé- tel- (I) + -graphe -graph 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSTAL — I. ˈpōst ə l adjective Etymology: French, from poste post, mail + -al — more at post (mail) 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TELEGRAPH — (v. t.) To convey or announce by telegraph.
Английский словарь Webster
POSTAL — (a.) Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities.
Английский словарь Webster
TELEGRAPH — ( v. t. ) To convey or announce by telegraph.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POSTAL — ( a. ) Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — — telephoner , n. /tel"euh fohn'/ , n. , v. , telephoned, telephoning . n. 1. an apparatus, system, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TELEGRAPH — — telegrapher /teuh leg"reuh feuhr/ ; esp. Brit., telegraphist , n. /tel"i graf', -grahf'/ , n. 1. an apparatus, system, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSTAL — — postally , adv. /pohs"tl/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSTAL — adj. of mail, pertaining to mail services; very antagonistic (term invented following an incident of postal workers going crazy and …
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TELEPHONE — I. ˈte-lə-ˌfōn noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1844 : an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance ; specifically : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TELEGRAPH — I. -ˌgraf noun Etymology: French télégraphe, from télé- tele- (from Greek tēle- ) + -graphe -graph Date: 1794 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POSTAL — adjective Date: 1843 1. : of or relating to the mails or the post office 2. : conducted by mail …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TELEGRAPH — vt to convey or announce by telegraph. 2. telegraph ·noun an apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between …
Webster English vocab
POSTAL — adj belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities.
Webster English vocab
TELEPHONE — [tele.phone] n, often attrib (1849): an instrument for reproducing sounds at a distance; specif: one in which sound is converted …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TELEGRAPH — [tele.graph] n [F telegraphe, fr. tele- tele- (fr. Gk tele-) + -graphe -graph] (1794) 1: an apparatus for communication at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TELEPHONE — an instrument that is designed for the simultaneous transmission and reception of the human voice. Inexpensive, simple to operate, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TELEGRAPH — any device or system that allows the transmission of information by coded signal over distance. Many telegraphic systems have been …
Britannica English vocabulary
TELEPHONE — telephon|e noun, verb BrE AmE ˈtel ɪ fəʊn -ə- AmE \ -ə foʊn ▷ telephon|ed d ▷ telephon|es z ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TELEGRAPH — telegraph noun, verb BrE AmE ˈtel ɪ ɡrɑːf -ə-, -ɡræf AmE \ -ə ɡræf ▷ telegraph|ed t ▷ telegraph|ing ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POSTAL — postal, P~ BrE AmE ˈpəʊst ə l AmE ˈpoʊst- ▷ postal|ly i ▶ ˌ postal ˈ order, ˈ•• ˌ•• BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — / ˈtelɪfəʊn; NAmE -foʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a system for talking to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSTAL — / ˈpəʊstl; NAmE ˈpoʊstl/ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. connected with the official system for sending and delivering …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — I. tel ‧ e ‧ phone 1 S1 W2 /ˈteləfəʊn, ˈtelɪfəʊn $ -foʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1800-1900 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TELEGRAPH — I. tel ‧ e ‧ graph 1 /ˈteləɡrɑːf, ˈtelɪɡrɑːf $ -ɡræf/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TELEGRAPH — Telegraph, the BrE AmE ⇨ see ↑ Daily Telegraph
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSTAL — post ‧ al /ˈpəʊstl $ ˈpoʊs-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ post , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TELEPHONE — n. & v. --n. 1 an apparatus for transmitting sound (esp. speech) to a distance by wire or cord or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TELEGRAPH — n. & v. --n. 1 a a system of or device for transmitting messages or signals to a distance esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POSTAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of the post. 2 by post (postal vote). --n. US a postcard. øpostal card US …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TELEPHONE — n. & v. n. 1 an apparatus for transmitting sound (esp. speech) to a distance by wire or cord or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TELEGRAPH — n. & v. n. 1 a a system of or device for transmitting messages or signals to a distance esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POSTAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the post. 2 by post (postal vote). n. US a postcard. postal card US …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — n. & v. --n. 1. an apparatus for transmitting sound (esp. speech) to a distance by wire or cord or …
Oxford English vocab
TELEGRAPH — n. & v. --n. 1. a a system of or device for transmitting messages or signals to a distance esp. …
Oxford English vocab
POSTAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of the post. 2 by post (postal vote). --n. US a postcard. Phrases and idioms: …
Oxford English vocab
TELEPHONE — ( telephones, telephoning, telephoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The telephone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELEGRAPH — ( telegraphs, telegraphing, telegraphed) 1. Telegraph is a system of sending messages over long distances, either by means of electricity …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSTAL — 1. Postal is used to describe things or people connected with the public service of carrying letters and packages from …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TELEGRAPH — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. Telegraph is a system of sending messages over long distances, either by means of electricity or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POSTAL — 1. Postal is used to describe things or people connected with the public service of carrying letters and packages from …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TELEPHONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a phone/telephone call ▪ I had a phone call from Barbara in Australia. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELEGRAPH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES telegraph pole COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE electric ▪ The resourceful doctor immediately asked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POSTAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a postal/mailing address (= the place where a letter is sent ) ▪ Please give …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELEPHONE — [verb], [noun] - (to use) a phoneYou can telephone from your hotel room. [I]Thousands of cancer sufferers had telephoned the …
Cambridge English vocab
POSTAL — [adjective] [not gradable]Postal means relating to post or to the public service that collects and delivers the post.postal chargesthe postal …
Cambridge English vocab
TELEGRAPH — n. Electromagnetic communication device. In 1832 Samuel F.B. Morse made sketches of ideas for a system of electric telegraphy, and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TELEPHONE — Synonyms and related words : blower, buzz, call, call box, call up, carbon telephone, coin telephone, desk telephone, dial, dial …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TELEGRAPH — Synonyms and related words : Teletype, cable, cablegram, day letter, facsimile telegraph, fast telegram, flash, heliograph, multiplex, night letter, quadruplex, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POSTAL — crazy, psychotic derived from deranged postal workers who shoot people and then commit suicide "John went totally postal on me …
Slang English vocab
TELEPHONE — I. noun ⇨ See also ↑ phone ADJECTIVE ▪ public ▪ office ▪ The office ~s were all out of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POSTAL — adj. Postal is used with these nouns: ↑ address , ↑ ballot , ↑ booking , ↑ clerk , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TELEPHONE — INDEX: 1. to speak to someone by telephone 2. to make a telephone call that is paid for by the …
Longman Activator English vocab
TELEPHONE — See ↑ TELEPHONE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ by phone/telephone • ↑ call/phone call/telephone call • ↑ make a call/phone call/telephone …
Longman Activator English vocab
TELEGRAPH — ➡ Daily Telegraph . See also Sunday Telegraph .
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
POSTAL — adj. extremely hostile. [From the observation of postal workers going insane and killing fellow co-workers. Found most often in expressions …
New Words English vocab
TELEPHONE — 1. сущ. телефон to answer a telephone ≈ ответить на телефонный звонок to call smb. to the telephone ≈ позвать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSTAL — 1. прил. почтовый postal authorities ≈ почтовое ведомство postal ballot ≈ голосование по почте postal car ≈ почтовый вагон postal …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TELEPHONE — telephone.ogg 1. ʹtelıfəʋn n 1. телефон public /coin-operated/ telephone - телефон-автомат; таксофон wall telephone - настенный телефон plug-in telephone - …
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