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# postcard

noun (a postcard, postcards)

«postcard» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A postcard is a card, often with a picture on one side, that you write a short message on and send by post without an envelope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postcard/#m1)
2. A postcard can be any small picture card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postcard/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life people send postcards from holidays to family and friends. In English lessons pupils write a postcard: a short message, a greeting and the address. In maths, postcards are counted and priced: 3 postcards at 50p each cost £1.50.

### Examples

- We sent Nan a postcard from the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postcard/#x1)
- The postcard had a picture of a koala. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postcard/#x2)
- Write a postcard telling a friend about your holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postcard/#x3)
- Postcards cost 80 cents each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postcard/#x4)
- I keep my postcards on the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postcard/#x5)
- Wish you were here! Love, Sam (on a postcard) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postcard/#x6)

### Note

Written as one word. Countable. Short messages, so postcards are usually informal and written in note style.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «postcard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/postcard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«postcard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/postcard.html) on Mova free.