greeting card

noun

: a piece of paper or thin cardboard having any of a variety of shapes and formats and bearing a greeting or message of sentiment

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Racist Messages Left On Letters To Santa At Tennessee Museum By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A man in Virginia was stunned to discover a racist greeting card dating back to 1938 hidden with a purchase from his local Goodwill store. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025 The pharmacy chain is opening around a dozen stores this year that are about the half the size of its traditional layout and have only a pharmacy — ditching the front-end of the store that traditionally has sold snacks, greeting cards and other consumer staples. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025 By now, most with significant others (who did NOT procrastinate and wait until the last minute,) have already gone out to buy the requisite greeting cards and chocolates. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 The company completed the acquisition of Scharffen Berger and Card Isle, expanding its product offerings in the Gourmet Foods & Gift Baskets segment and greeting card category. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for greeting card

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of greeting card was in 1898

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“Greeting card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greeting%20card. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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greeting card

noun
: a decorated card with a message of goodwill that is sent usually on a special occasion

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