postal B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US [ˈpoʊstl̩] UK [ˈpəʊstl̩] See IPA manual Freq #13016 Meanings 1 adj Relating to the system of collecting and delivering mail. He works as a postal worker in the city. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms nonpostalpostallypostiquesemipostal Related forms post Common collocations postal address Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From post + -al, modelled on French postal. postal French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # postal **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** [ˈpoʊstl̩] **IPA (UK):** [ˈpəʊstl̩] **Frequency rank:** 13016 ## Meanings 1. Relating to the system of collecting and delivering mail. ## Examples - He works as a postal worker in the city. ## Derived Forms - nonpostal - postally - postique - semipostal ## Related Forms - post ## Roots and Affixes - Root: postal ## Etymology From post + -al, modelled on French postal. ## AI Etymology Postal comes from post + -al, modelled on French postal. The historical chain includes postal (French). In present-day English it covers relating to the system of collecting and delivering mail. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonpostal, postally, postique, semipostal and related forms such as post. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown