"picture postcard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: picture postcards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} picture postcard (plural picture postcards)
  1. A postcard bearing a picture.
    Sense id: en-picture_postcard-en-noun-sTr6nVcy
  2. (attributive, figurative) Scenic, like the image on a postcard. Tags: attributive, figuratively Categories (topical): Artistic works Synonyms: picturesque
    Sense id: en-picture_postcard-en-noun-0Q4wz58m Disambiguation of Artistic works: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90

Inflected forms

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