Poste restante
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a system in which a post office keeps someones post until it can be collected, usually used by people who are travelling
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(of post) intended to be kept in a poste restante until it can be collected:
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the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it
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a notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada)
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A postal service in which mail is held at a post office to be collected by the recipient
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Poste restante (French pronunciation: [pɔst ʁɛstɑ̃t], remainder post), also known as general delivery in North American English, is a service where the post office holds the mail until the recipient calls for it. It is a common destination for mail for people who are visiting a particular location and have no need, or no way, of having mail delivered directly to their place of residence at that time.
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