special delivery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.
  2. A particular posted letter or package which is delivered in this manner; a particular act of conveying such letters or packages to one or more recipients.
  3. Something—whether desirable or undesirable—which is intentionally given to a specific individual or which an individual receives rapidly and unexpectedly; the personalized, direct quality of the transmission of such an item.

Pronunciation

En-au-special delivery.ogg

Word forms

special delivery special deliveries
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