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postcard

/ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/noun

A stiff rectangular card, often with a picture on one side, that can be mailed with a short message and no envelope.

Example sentences

  • “She sent us a postcard from every city on her trip.”
  • “I bought a postcard of the Eiffel Tower but forgot to mail it.”

'Picture-postcard' works as an adjective for prettily scenic places: a picture-postcard village.

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