snail mail in Anglais

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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de snail (« escargot ») et de mail (« courrier »). C’est un rétronyme mettant l’accent sur la lenteur du courrier postal par rapport au courrier électronique."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Termes argotiques en anglais",
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        "Courrier postal, courrier traditionnel."
      ],
      "id": "fr-snail_mail-en-noun-TEamkkS0",
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      "raw_tags": [
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mail"
    }
  ],
  "word": "snail mail"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Locutions nominales en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de snail (« escargot ») et de mail (« courrier »). C’est un rétronyme mettant l’accent sur la lenteur du courrier postal par rapport au courrier électronique."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Termes argotiques en anglais"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Courrier postal, courrier traditionnel."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "audio": "En-au-snail mail.ogg",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Australie"
      ]
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mail"
    }
  ],
  "word": "snail mail"
}

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"snail mail" meaning in Anglais

Noun