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card



[ ˈkärd]



card   
noun
[ˈkärd]

Other Words from card

Verb (1)

carder noun



First Known Use of card

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1



History and Etymology for card

Noun (1)

Middle English carde, from Medieval Latin cardus, carduus, thistle, carding instrument, from Latin carduus thistle — more at chard

Noun (2)

Middle English carde, from Anglo-French, alteration of Middle French carte, probably from Old Italian carta, literally, leaf of paper, from Latin charta leaf of papyrus, from Greek chartēs



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Synonyms of card

1 a list of foods served at or available for a meal
  • the diners asked if there were any specials on the card for the evening

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2 a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor
  • you're really a card, but save the jokes for after class

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More Definitions forcard

card

noun
\ ˈkärd \

Kids Definition of card

1 : a decorated piece of thick paper that contains a greeting or is used to write a message
//birthday card note card
2 : a thick stiff piece of paper or plastic that contains information about a person or business
//I lost my library card.
3 : playing card
4 cards plural : a game played with playing cards
5 trading card
//baseball cards
6 : credit card
7 : a thin hard board that has small electronic devices on it and that can be added to a computer to make the computer perform different tasks
//a video card