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   Ex·press

   /ikˈspres/

   

   adjective

   • 1. operating at high speed: "express elevators take you directly to the eighth floor"
   • ▪ (of a train or other vehicle of public transportation) making few intermediate stops and reaching its destination quickly: "an express train bound for Innsbruck"
   • ▪ denoting a service in which letters or packages are delivered by a special service to ensure speed or security: "an express letter"

   adverb

   • 1. by express train or delivery service: "I got my wife to send my gloves express to the hotel"

   noun

   • 1. an express train or other vehicle of public transportation: "we embarked for the south of France on an overnight express"
   • 2. an overnight or rapid delivery service: "the books arrived by express"
   • 3. an express rifle.

   verb

   • 1. send by express delivery or messenger: "I expressed my clothes to my destination"

   Word Origin early 18th century (as a verb): extension of express3; express2 (sense 1 of the noun) from express train, so named because it served a particular destination without intermediate stops, reflecting an earlier sense of express ‘done or made for a special purpose’, later interpreted in the sense ‘rapid’. Senses relating to express delivery date from the institution of this postal service in 1891.

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