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postage stamp

noun

Definition of POSTAGE STAMP

:  a government adhesive stamp or imprinted stamp for use on mail as evidence of prepayment of postage
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First Known Use of POSTAGE STAMP

1840

Rhymes with POSTAGE STAMP

aide-de-camp, discharge lamp, labor camp, minicamp, rubber-stamp, safety lamp, smoking lamp, trading stamp, writer's cramp

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. postage stamp
  2. encased postage stamp
  3. postage-due stamp
  4. postage-stamp
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