"death card" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: death cards [plural]
Etymology: The card is superstitiously a sign of misfortune associated with death. Head templates: {{en-noun}} death card (plural death cards)
  1. The ace of spades.
    Sense id: en-death_card-en-noun-kWNTNmJT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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