postcard

American  

[pohst-kahrd] / ˈpoʊstˌkɑrd /

Or post card

noun

1. Also called picture postcard.  a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.

2. postal card.

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postcard British  

/ ˈpəʊstˌkɑːd /

noun

1. Also called (US): postal card.  a card, often bearing a photograph, picture, etc, on one side, ( picture postcard ), for sending a message by post without an envelope

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Etymology

Origin of postcard

First recorded in 1865–70; post ³ + card ¹

Example Sentences

“How he was doing? He sent postcards sometimes, but otherwise it was hard to tell if—he did say he missed us.”

From Literature

He wrote about her in his postcards home, displeasing his moralistic parents.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1918, from the trenches on the Macedonian front, a 31-year-old German artilleryman sent his mother postcards covered in fragments of a philosophical system.

From The Wall Street Journal

A few weeks ago in art, I’d brought a postcard Dad had made from one of his paintings.

From Literature

We’ve cleared the postcard phase of winter — the fat twinkle lights, the bow-strapped storefronts, the flattering first snow — but spring has not yet agreed to show up.

From Salon

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