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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNotecard
/ˈnoʊt.kɑːrd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small rectangular piece of stiff paper or card stock used for writing brief notes, reminders, or speech prompts.
"She wrote her main speech points on a few small notecards before stepping onto the stage." - 2
A folded card with a blank interior and an illustration on the front, used for writing personal messages or greetings.
"He sent a handwritten thank-you note on a decorative floral notecard."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the noun 'note' (from Middle English, via Old French and Latin 'nota' meaning mark or sign) and the noun 'card' (from Greek 'chartēs' via Latin 'charta' and French 'carte'). First appearing in American English in the late 19th century, it originally referred to small slips of paper used for writing brief notes, outlines, or bibliographic references.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Notecard" is said worldwide
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fiche
Transliteration: feesh
"Il a résumé son exposé sur une petite fiche."
Karteikarte
Transliteration: kar-tai-kar-te
"Sie schrieb die Vokabeln auf eine Karteikarte."
scheda
Transliteration: skeh-da
"Ha usato una scheda per ricordare i punti principali del discorso."
ficha
Transliteration: fee-chah
"Escribió las preguntas del examen en una ficha."
ficha
Transliteration: fee-shah
"Ele organizou suas anotações em fichas."
नोट कार्ड
Transliteration: not kard
"उसने अपने भाषण के मुख्य बिंदु नोट कार्ड पर लिखे।"
便条纸
Transliteration: biàn tiáo zhǐ
"演讲者把要点写在便条纸上。"
메모 카드
Transliteration: memo kadeu
"그는 발표 내용을 메모 카드에 적었다."
カード
Transliteration: kādo
"彼はスピーチの原稿をカードに書いた。"
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