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1postmark
noun post·mark \-ˌmärk\
: a mark placed over the stamp on a piece of mail that shows when the mail was sent and where it was sent from and that makes it impossible to use the stamp again
Full Definition of POSTMARK
: an official postal marking on a piece of mail; specifically : a mark showing the post office and date of mailing
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First Known Use of POSTMARK
1678
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Rhymes with POSTMARK
aardvark, airpark, anarch, autarch, ballpark, benchmark, birthmark, blue shark, bookmark, check mark, chop mark, debark, demark, Denmark, D-mark, earmark, embark, endarch, exarch, footmark, futhark, Graustark, hallmark, hash mark, horned lark, ironbark, landmark, Lamarck, monarch, Petrarch, pitch-dark, Plutarch, pockmark, pressmark, pugmark, reichsmark, remark, remarque, Remarque, ringbark, seamark, shagbark, sitzmark, skylark, soapbark, space mark, stress mark, tanbark, tetrarch, theme park, tidemark, titlark, touchmark, trademark, whale shark
2postmark
verb
: to put a postmark on (something)
Full Definition of POSTMARK
transitive verb
: to put a postmark on
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First Known Use of POSTMARK
1716
Other Postal Terms
POSTMARK Defined for Kids
postmark
noun post·mark \ˈpōst-ˌmärk\
Definition of POSTMARK for Kids
: a mark put on a piece of mail especially for canceling the postage stamp
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