postage-stamp

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adjective

post·​age-stamp ˈpō-stij-ˌstamp How to pronounce postage-stamp (audio)
: suggesting a postage stamp in size : very small
postage-stamp yards

postage stamp

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noun

: a government adhesive stamp or imprinted stamp for use on mail as evidence of prepayment of postage

Examples of postage-stamp in a Sentence

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Adjective
This postage-stamp isle, with its scenic coastal routes and quaint fishing villages, is best known as the dreamy setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series. Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Noun
On an iPhone, its images would be about the size of postage stamps. David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024 This year marks the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Who, an occasion commemorated on a new set of U.K. postage stamps, which will go on sale on Oct. 17, Royal Mail announced in a press release. David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for postage-stamp 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1938, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postage-stamp was in 1829

Dictionary Entries Near postage-stamp

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postage-stamp

postage stamp

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“Postage-stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage-stamp. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

postage stamp

noun
: a government stamp used on mail to show that postage has been paid
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