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EXPRESS MAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
Synonyms:
express; express mail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("express mail" is a kind of...):
mail (the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "express mail"):
pony express (express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860)