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NIGHT LETTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does night letter mean?
• NIGHT LETTER (noun)
The noun NIGHT LETTER has 1 sense:
1. a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day
Familiarity information: NIGHT LETTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("night letter" is a kind of...):
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