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postcard

nounverbcommon in dialogue

  • United States//ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd//

A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.

noun

  1. 1

    A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.

Etymology

From post + card.

verb

  1. 1

    To send a postcard to someone.

    to postcard one's friends

  2. 2

    To send by means of a postcard.

    to postcard one's news

Forms

plural
postcards
past tense
postcarded
past participle
postcarded
present participle
postcarding
third person singular
postcards
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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