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poste restante

[pohst re-stahnt, res-tahnt, pawst res-tahnt] / ˌpoʊst rɛˈstɑnt, ˈrɛs tɑnt, pɔst rɛsˈtɑ̃t /
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Leisurely two-sided correspondences were difficult to sustain, with Chatwin roving from one poste restante to the next.

From New York Times Feb. 25, 2011

I was even careful to keep her visits a secret and, moreover, to refrain from corresponding with her except through the poste restante.

From The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc

Direct your answer by return to me, poste restante, Calais.

From Kenelm Chillingly — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton

The lad begs me to answer his letter immediately; poste restante, Marseilles; and I want you, my dear Thekla, to do this for me.

From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Claire Von Gl?mer

The doctor inquired at the poste restante in vain.

From My Unknown Chum by Charles Bullard Fairbanks




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