Christmas card

noun

: a greeting card sent at Christmas

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The same photo shoot provided the image that the Prince and Princess of Wales chose as their family Christmas card this year. Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025 The royal couple released their annual Christmas card on Dec. 18, posing alongside their children in a green meadow dotted with daffodils. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025 Mail was rummaged through, and cash was stolen from some children’s Christmas cards. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025 Bruce Brown and Kevin Durant probably won’t be sending each other Christmas cards. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Christmas card

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Christmas card was in 1860

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“Christmas card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20card. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.

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