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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A method of delivery once offered by the United States Postal Service in which, for an additional charge, a piece of mail was delivered by a special messenger rather than by scheduled delivery.
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- noun uncountable A kind of
postal service in which, for an extrafee ,letters andpackages are delivered in a highlyexpedited manner by a specialcourier . - noun countable A
particular posted letter or package which is delivered in this manner; a particular act ofconveying such letters or packages to one or morerecipients . - noun countable and uncountable, idiomatic, by extension Something—whether desirable or undesirable—which is
intentionally given to aspecific individual or which an individual receivesrapidly andunexpectedly ; thepersonalized ,direct quality of the transmission of such an item.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge)
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