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

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
There were scripts, telegrams, contracts, prop guns, movie posters, postcards from the Navy to his beloved Cleo, and monogrammed lighters and matchbooks. Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Southport has three museums, but the town itself is a vintage postcard sent from a halcyon past. Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024 Want to vote in the presidential primary, but didn’t get or return the postcard in time? Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024 And, should literary inspiration strike, there were postcards on the desk (the crew, I was told, would mail them from stops along the way). Shamilee Vellu, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2024 The health system will send out another postcard soon to community members, informing them that the Aberdeen health center is now open. Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024 On the walls are depicted lots of postcards of great works of art by painters that influenced my father. Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024 Bring each box to life with old-fashioned figurines, tiny toys, or images from retro postcards. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024 Nissi Beach While Cyprus boasts many gorgeous beaches, Nissi Beach in Ayia Napa looks like a postcard with its crystal-clear waters and white sand. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 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 The mixed-density project could be a postcard picture of what economists and planners say is needed to combat the nation’s housing shortage and sprawl. New York Times, 20 Feb. 2022 For a long time, everything still looks postcard-pretty. Darren Franich, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2019

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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 19 Mar. 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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