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card

noun (GREETINGS)
 
 
/kɑːd/ US  /kɑːrd/

Definition

A2 [C] a rectangular piece of stiff paper, folded in half, with a picture on the front and often a message printed inside, sent on a special occasion: anniversary/get-well cards It's Steve's birthday on Thursday - I must send him a card.Letters, notes and cardsPaper and stationery [C] a postcardLetters, notes and cardsPaper and stationery
(Definition of card noun (GREETINGS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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