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noun post·card \ ˈpōs(t)-ˌkärd \

Definition of postcard

1 :postal card 1

2 :a card on which a message may be written for mailing without an envelope and to which the sender must affix a stamp

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Jen Fox, who lives two doors down from the brothers, said Charles Emery once offered to write her 7-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son letters and postcards.

— sara jean green, The Seattle Times, "New information leads to child-exploitation charges against 3 elderly brothers," 23 Aug. 2017
The issue appears to be that some voters did not receive postcards from the Alabama secretary of state that required responses to confirm their registrations.

— AL.com, "The winners and losers of Alabama's Senate primary," 16 Aug. 2017
Those students will be notified via postcard regarding their bus routes, according to the release.

— david anderson, The Aegis, "Harford school bus schedules for 2017-18 available online," 10 Aug. 2017
The next day, the ballpoint pen artist spent 10 hours filling postcards with her tiny smileys, which gave her the idea to keep going until the ink ran out.

— melissa minton, Teen Vogue, "An Artist Drew Thousands of Smiley Faces to Show How Long Ink Pens Last," 7 Aug. 2017
He and intern Sarah Hinman led the Hammerpress team in creating a print, a postcard and — something new to the studio — a sheet of stamps.

— stacy downs, kansascity, "Hammerpress takes the total eclipse to heart with commemorative designs," 3 Aug. 2017
The slaying of Gianni Versace — on a postcard-perfect morning 20 years ago Saturday — was never a whodunnit.

— david ovalle and joey flechas, miamiherald, "After 20 years, the spectacle of the Versace murder still intrigues and baffles," 14 July 2017
After bagels, lox, and a halva sundae, the bill arrived with two hard coffee candies (the kind my grandfather used to like), a postcard, and a pen.

— devra ferst, Bon Appetit, "The Best Way to Remember a Meal Is to Steal the Pen," 5 July 2017
The anti-Lipscomb campaign comes on the heels of a state lawmaker accusing Abele of secretly funding Milwaukee Works, a nonprofit that sends out postcards and publishes ads critical of opponents of the county exec.

— daniel bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bice: Milwaukee County Exec Chris Abele uses ads and website to attack foe," 5 July 2017

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First Known Use of postcard

1869

postcard

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Definition of postcard

:picturesque, picture-postcard

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First Known Use of postcard

1924

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Definition of postcard for English Language Learners

: a card on which a message may be sent by mail without an envelope and that often has a picture on one side

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noun post·card \ ˈpōst-ˌkärd \

Definition of postcard for Students

1 :a card on which a message may be sent by mail without an envelope and that often has a picture on one side

2 :postal card 1

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