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e-card

American  
[ee-kahrd] / ˈiˌkɑrd /

noun

  1. a greeting card chosen from a website by the sender, and sent by the site to the recipient as an email with a link back to the site to view the card.

    Personalize your e-card with a message and photograph.

Etymology

Origin of e-card

e- 2 (in the sense of “online”) + card 1

Example Sentences

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Since Books Unbanned launched in 2022, nearly 10,000 people from all 50 states have applied for the e-card, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

It's an upbeat Californian message, sent out as an e-card, with six pictures rather than a single image, showing the couple hugging and laughing.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

Young people ages 13 to 26 and living outside King County can sign up for SPL’s e-card at spl.org/BooksUnbanned.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

I am so touched, especially hearing from the women in the lab, who wrote me an e-card that probably had 500 signatories.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 3, 2022

It’s the difference between a Hallmark e-card and a handwritten letter.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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