greeting card
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- noun
- /ˈɡriːtɪŋ kɑrd/
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tarjeta de felicitación
- She received a beautiful greeting card for her birthday, filled with warm wishes.
Super, super excited to see everything all they included some of their greeting cards as extras.
- Super, super excited to see everything all they included some of their greeting cards as extras.
- Or it's kind of a greeting card sentiment.
Examples
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Seasonal cards account for approximately half of all greeting cards purchased in America.
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A special set of blank greeting cards designed by children in Russian orphanages and special care facilities.
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Have a look at that greeting card.
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So, when do I get those greeting cards I ordered?
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This guy could make a fortune writing greeting cards.
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Let's send him some greeting cards.
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I also have a Christmas greeting card my parents had made in 1955 when I was nine weeks old.
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The ones they always put on the greeting cards are the cute little cherub ones.
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A wonderfully talented watercolorist was taken on by a greeting-card company.
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Also, a lot of floor space in bookstores is now devoted to greeting cards, bric-a-brac, toys, and clothing.
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Synonyms
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A small rectangular piece of plastic or cardboard for showing identity and for paying
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A card sent at Christmas with a greeting and a picture
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A card you give or send to someone with birthday wishes
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A card sent to someone who is ill to wish them a quick recovery
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A card sent to someone to show you are sorry after a death
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A card you send to wish someone a happy Easter
How Personal
Surface Forms
Morphology
greeting + card
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'card' that contains or conveys a 'greeting' (a friendly acknowledgment or good wishes). This noun–noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Greeting card comes from the simple idea of a card that carries a greeting, a picture and a short written note sent for a special day. Because these small cards were used to send 'good wishes' or kind words, the term now means a decorated card sent to share a personal message on holidays, birthdays, or other occasions.