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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Most of it is the quiet, exhausting work that never makes the greeting card. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 This is because greeting cards are transparently not written by you. — Julian Givi, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026 Click here to see these and more and to purchase high-quality prints or a keepsake photos on mugs, buttons, greeting cards and more. — Nhat V. Meyer, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025 There were several thousand objects wrapped in aluminum foil with greeting cards attached. — Dawn Mitchell, IndyStar, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for greeting card

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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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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