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1 general delivery
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'‹enərəl 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) alminnelig, generell2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) alminnelig, hoved-3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) generell, helhets-4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) general-, hoved-2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) general- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general publicallmenn--------alminnelig--------general--------generellIsubst. \/ˈdʒen(ə)r(ə)l\/1) ( militærvesen) general, hærfører, feltherre• good\/bad general2) ( kirkelig) (religiøst) overhode3) (hverdagslig, medisin) narkose, totalbedøvelse4) (gammeldags, hverdagslig) tjenestepikegenerals allmenne begreper, allmenne prinsipperIIadj. \/ˈdʒen(ə)r(ə)l\/1) generell, allmenn, utbredt, vanlig2) omtrentlig3) helhets-, total-4) general-, hoved-5) general-, over-6) ( militærvesen) general(s)as a general rule generelt, som regel, som oftest, gjerneas a general thing i allmennhet, i det store og det helegeneral economic conditions generelle økonomiske betingelsergeneral expenses generelle utgifter, administrasjonsutgiftergeneral post (delivery) morgenpostthe general public den store allmennheten, folk flestthe general reader den vanlige leser, de fleste leseregeneral reserves hovedreserve(speaking) in a general way i allmennhet, i det store og det helein general generelt, som regel, som oftest, gjernein general terms med generelle begreperin general use i vanlig bruk, i normal brukin the general interest av generell interesse
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general delivery — ☆ general delivery n. 1. delivery of mail at the post office to addressees who call for it 2. the department of the post office that handles this mail 3. mail sent to general delivery … English World dictionary
general delivery — ˌgeneral deˈlivery noun [uncountable] a post office department to which you can send letters for someone, and which will keep them until they are collected; = poste restante Bre * * * general delivery UK US noun [U] COMMUNICATIONS ► US POSTE… … Financial and business terms
general delivery — An alternate delivery service that allows customers with proper identification to pick up mail at post offices. Provided primarily at offices without letter carrier delivery or for transients and customers who do not have a permanent address or… … Glossary of postal terms
General Delivery — /ˌdʒen(ə)rəl dɪ lɪv(ə)ri/ noun US a system where letters can be addressed to someone at a post office, where they can be collected ● They received the mail order items via General Delivery. (NOTE: British English is poste restante) … Marketing dictionary in english
general delivery — general de livery n [U] AmE a post office department that keeps someone s letters until that person comes to get them British Equivalent: poste restante … Dictionary of contemporary English
general delivery — general de livery noun uncount AMERICAN a post office that you use when you are traveling. Letters are sent there for you and kept until you pick them up … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
general delivery — noun Date: 1846 a department of a post office that handles the delivery of mail at a post office window to persons who call for it … New Collegiate Dictionary
general delivery — 1. a postal service that delivers mail to a specific post office where it is held for pickup by the addressee. 2. the postal department that handles such mail. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
general delivery — noun North American term for poste restante … English new terms dictionary
general delivery — noun (U) AmE a post office department to which you can send letters for someone who is travelling and which will keep them until they are collected; poste restante BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
general delivery — UK / US noun [uncountable] American poste restante … English dictionary