greeting card
Americannoun
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greeting cards
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of greeting card
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Before that, however, I picked up a greeting card, which featured a pop-up display of Donald and Melania Trump in the Oval Office.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
On a Christmas tree greeting card, for example, a miniature ballerina ornament had three separate colors, including red lips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Online shopping giant Temu has agreed to work with the greeting card industry to remove copied designs from its site more quickly.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
Her food prep and craft-making inspire greeting card musings, as in a scene when she and a friend layer a cake with raspberry preserves and buttercream but leave it unfrosted on the sides.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2025
To speed up the “fan relations” process, Regina had Bobby’s photograph placed in an inexpensive greeting card on which was printed his signature, and she’d mail that out to the various requesters.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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