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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
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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above
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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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