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playing card

noun

one of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill.
one of any set or pack of cards used in playing games.

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Origin of playing card

First recorded in 1535–45

Words nearby playing card

play hard to get, play havoc, play hide and seek, play hooky, playhouse, playing card, playing field, playing trick, play in Peoria, play into the hands of, play it by ear
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British Dictionary definitions for playing card

playing card

noun

one of a pack of 52 rectangular stiff cards, used for playing a variety of games, each card having one or more symbols of the same kind (diamonds, hearts, clubs, or spades) on the face, but an identical design on the reverseSee also suit (def. 4)
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