postcard

or post card

[ pohst-kahrd ]
/ ˈpoʊstˌkɑrd /
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noun

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.
postal card(def 1).

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Origin of postcard

First recorded in 1865–70; post3 + card1

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Words related to postcard

memo, memorandum, note, answer, report, reply, message, word, card, billet, dispatch, epistle, line, missive, acknowledgment, kite, letter, parcel, package, communication

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British Dictionary definitions for postcard

postcard
/ (ˈpəʊstˌkɑːd) /

noun

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