Christmas card
Americannoun
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Christmas cards
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Christmas card
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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She prints them through a digital service for roughly the cost of a cheesy family Christmas card.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
The Prince and Princess of Wales have been leading the way, with a Christmas card showing a relaxed, informal family group cosying up to each other in the Norfolk countryside.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
Compare that to this 1969 Christmas card, which shows the royals laughing, smiling and gathered around a boat.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
Juan Carlos, who abdicated as Spanish king in 2014, hit by scandals, now living in Abu Dhabi, sent an irresistible royal Christmas card.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
"I was able to do the commissioner a favor once, and he sends me a Christmas card every year."
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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