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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 had told Grell that if it became necessary to write me under cover, he might do so at the poste restante, Folkestone.

From The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest

A reply poste restante, address on St. Genevieve in Missouri, will arrive to your faithful and obedient servant,

From The Purchase Price by Emerson Hough

If you write, address to me here, poste restante, as I shall probably stay the winter over.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore

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

From Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 03 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton


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