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postcard

  • /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ US

noun postcards · post card · post-card

  1. A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.

verb postcards · postcarding · postcarded · post card · post-card

  1. transitive To send a postcard to someone. to postcard one's friends
  2. transitive To send by means of a postcard. to postcard one's news

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Closest in meaning: mailing-card, postal card, mailing, postal, mail, airmail, postage, post, map, chart, card, zip, cards, carte, greeting card, travel card

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noun rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope

Españoltarjeta postal, postal
한국어그림엽서 geurimyeopseo, 엽서 yeopseo
日本語葉書 hagaki, ポストカード posutokādo
中文明信片 míngxìnpiàn
हिन्दीपोस्टकार्ड posṭkārḍ
Kiswahilipostikadi, kadi ya posta
Portuguêscartão-postal, postal
Françaiscarte postale
DeutschPostkarte
Italianocartolina
Ελληνικάκάρτα kárta, καρτ-ποστάλ kart-postál
Românăcarte poștală
Русскийпочто́вая откры́тка počtóvaja otkrýtka, откры́тка otkrýtka
Tiếng Việtbưu thiếp
العربيةكَرْت بَرِيدِيّ kart barīdiyy
עבריתגְּלוּיָה g'luyá

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@misc{postcard_2026,
  title = {postcard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/postcard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}