greeting card

noun

: a piece of paper or thin cardboard having any of a variety of shapes and formats and bearing a greeting or message of sentiment

Examples of greeting card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Paper Source Yes, your favorite greeting card shop does wedding invites, too. Julie Tong, Vogue, 26 June 2024 No, the Brown Derby’s origin is more circuitous than that, essentially a game of telephone that got twisted up by a rogue greeting card writer, and deserves a brief overview. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 15 June 2024 On the third Sunday in June, the children of America have the opportunity to show their appreciation for their dads by buying him an overpriced greeting card and the gift of his dreams, assuming his dreams involve socks! Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024 Drawings turned into greeting cards, and greeting cards into their ceramic counterparts, which debuted in 1975. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for greeting card 

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Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of greeting card was in 1898

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“Greeting card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greeting%20card. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

greeting card

noun
: a decorated card with a message of goodwill that is sent usually on a special occasion

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