postcard

or post card

[ pohst-kahrd ]
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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.

Origin of postcard

1
First recorded in 1865–70; post3 + card1

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British Dictionary definitions for postcard

postcard

/ (ˈpəʊstˌkɑːd) /


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

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