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单词 post-official
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post-officialn.

Brit. /ˈpəʊstəfɪʃl/, U.S. /ˈpoʊstəˌfɪʃ(ə)l/, /ˈpoʊstoʊˌfɪʃ(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.3, official n.1
Etymology: < post n.3 + official n.1, after post office n. Compare earlier post-officer n.
rare.
A post office employee.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > [noun] > post office > employee
post-official1908
1908 E. G. Murphy Jarrahland Jingles 83 For the Smiths rolled up..To drive the post-officials mad.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

post-officialadj.

Brit. /ˌpəʊstəˈfɪʃl/, U.S. /ˌpoʊstəˈfɪʃ(ə)l/, /ˌpoʊstoʊˈfɪʃ(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: post n.3, official adj.
Etymology: < post n.3 + official adj., punningly after post office n. Compare earlier post-official n.
Of or relating to a post office or its staff.Apparently an isolated use.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [adjective] > post office
post-official1938
1938 D. Thomas Let. 31 Dec. in Sel. Lett. (1966) 219 I don't know why your letter returned ‘unknown’, unless it was a post-official hint at the subsidence of my..reputation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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