postcard

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noun

post·​card ˈpōs(t)-ˌkärd How to pronounce postcard (audio)
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: a card on which a message may be written for mailing without an envelope and to which the sender must affix a stamp
postcardlike adjective

postcard

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adjective

: picturesque, picture-postcard
a postcard village

Examples of postcard in a Sentence

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Noun
Activists have spent these final weeks making signs, hosting parties, knocking doors and mailing postcards. Bracey Harris, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024 After beaming back dazzling postcard views of Jupiter’s giant red spot and Saturn’s shimmering rings, Voyager 2 hopscotched to Uranus and Neptune. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Don’t get used to it June 21, 2023 Huntington Beach was abuzz Wednesday morning as the almost postcard Southern California day kicked off. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023 Residents in the building can enjoy a resort-style pool on the ninth floor with postcard views of downtown. Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2022 See all Example Sentences for postcard 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postcard was in 1869

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“Postcard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postcard. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

postcard

noun
post·​card
ˈpōs(t)-ˌkärd
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: a card on which a message may be sent by mail without an envelope
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