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mailbox

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈmeɪl.bɒks/ US  /-bɑːks/

Definition

in the US, a box outside a person's house where letters are put, or a postboxThe postal system the place on a computer screen that shows new emails that have arrived: Look out for our emails in your electronic mailbox.Internet terminology and abbreviations
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