Christmas card

noun

: a greeting card sent at Christmas

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Mail carriers deliver love letters, college application acceptances, Christmas cards, wedding invitations, your W2s for taxes, and much, much more. Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 Igor Stravinsky sends what appears to be a handmade Christmas card. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 Don’t forget your family and emergency contact information, even your Christmas card address list. Terri Daxon, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025 Most of them are one-sided and much smaller than standard modern Christmas cards. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Christmas card 

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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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 10 Feb. 2025.

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