post·age-stamp
ˈpō-stij-ˌstamp 
: suggesting a postage stamp in size : very small
postage-stamp yards
: a government adhesive stamp or imprinted stamp for use on mail as evidence of prepayment of postage
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
On an iPhone, its images would be about the size of postage stamps.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
This postage-stamp isle, with its scenic coastal routes and quaint fishing villages, is best known as the dreamy setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables series.
—Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Noun
The effects of Hurricane Helene, which has devastated and cut off large areas of North Carolina, highlights the necessity for aircraft that can land and take off in forward areas that might not have much more than a postage stamp for a runway.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
On an iPhone, its images would be about the size of postage stamps.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Postage-stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postage-stamp. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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