"visiting card" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: visiting cards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} visiting card (plural visiting cards)
  1. (historical) A written card which identifies the bearer, presented for introduction when attending a business meeting or formal social gathering. Tags: historical Synonyms (card with personal contact information): at-home card, calling card, name card, meishi, pasteboard [obsolete, slang] Related terms: business card, name card
    Sense id: en-visiting_card-en-noun-MJ3MHsul Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(historical) A written card which identifies the bearer, presented for introduction when attending a business meeting or formal social gathering."
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          "sense": "card with personal contact information",
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          "word": "pasteboard"
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "pasteboard"
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