card

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
  2. noun a card certifying the identity of the bearer
  3. noun a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)

Etymology

From Middle English carde (“playing card”), from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper, papyrus”). Doublet of carte and chart.

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