"post-it note" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: post-it notes [plural]
Etymology: See post-it. Etymology templates: {{m|en|post-it}} post-it Head templates: {{en-noun}} post-it note (plural post-it notes)
  1. A small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side. Categories (topical): Stationery Synonyms: stick note [informal], sticky note Translations (a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side): ورقة لاصقة [feminine] (Arabic), pòstit [masculine] (Catalan), 便利貼 (Chinese Mandarin), 便利贴 (biànlìtiē) (Chinese Mandarin), 即時貼 (Chinese Mandarin), 即时贴 (jíshítiē) (Chinese Mandarin), post-it (Danish), tarralappu (Finnish), muistilappu (Finnish), viestilappu (Finnish), post-it (also capitalised "Post-it" as in trademark) [masculine] (French), pense-bête (French), Klebezettel [masculine] (German), Haftnotiz [feminine] (German), Haftzettel [masculine] (German), ચોંટતી ચિઠ્ઠી (coṇṭtī ciṭhṭhī) [feminine] (Gujarati), post-it (Hungarian), minnismiði [masculine] (Icelandic), 付箋 (fusen) (alt: ふせん) (Japanese), 附箋 (fusen) (alt: ふせん) (Japanese), 付箋紙 (fusengami) (alt: ふせんがみ) (Japanese), ポストイット (posutoitto) (Japanese), 포스트잇 (poseuteu'it) (Korean), pepa hāpiapia (Maori), post-it (Norwegian), karteczka samoprzylepna [feminine] (Polish), сти́кер (stíker) [masculine] (Russian), запи́ска (zapíska) [feminine] (Russian), заме́тка (zamétka) (english: note, memo) [feminine] (Russian), по́ст-ит (póst-it) [masculine] (Russian), кле́йкая бума́га для заме́ток (kléjkaja bumága dlja zamétok) [feminine] (Russian), pósit (Spanish), Post-It-lapp [common-gender] (Swedish), lapp [common-gender] (Swedish), klisterlapp [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
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      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
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      "word": "Post-It-lapp"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
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        "common-gender"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "a small piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side",
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