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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.
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Origin of postcard

First recorded in 1865–70; post3 + card1
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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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