Christmas card

noun

: a greeting card sent at Christmas

Examples of Christmas card in a Sentence

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Everyone enjoys getting their Christmas cards stamped from Christmas. Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024 Perhaps social media posts are mostly people talking about themselves, rather than greeting others, but so are many Christmas cards and letters. Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024 On the British side, Princess Mary, the king’s daughter, organized a fund that gave each soldier and sailor a brass gift box, a pipe, tobacco, cigarettes and a Christmas card, according to The Guardian. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024 Far too many Christmas cards have convinced us that the Bethlehem stable was a warm, cozy, and pretty place. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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