post-card

post·card

[pohst-kahrd]
noun
1.
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.
2.
postal card ( def 1 ).
Also, post card.


Origin:
1865–70; post3 + card1

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postcard (ˈpəʊstˌkɑːd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Also called (US): postal card a card, often bearing a photograph, picture, etc, on one side, (picture postcard), for sending a message by post without an envelope

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