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Definition of special delivery

noun

[mass noun]
  • (in the UK) guaranteed delivery of a letter within the UK the day after posting: a parcel arrived by special delivery
  • (in the US) delivery of mail outside normal hours on payment of an additional fee.
  • [count noun] a letter or parcel sent by a special-delivery service.

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