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Pronunciation / Transliteration: flashcard
"Le flashcard sono utili per studiare le lingue."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A card bearing information on both sides, used in classroom drills or in private study.
"She used flashcards to memorize Chinese vocabulary characters." - 2
A digital equivalent of such a card used in software applications for spaced repetition learning.
"He reviews his digital flashcards every morning on his phone."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of 'flash' (meaning to appear suddenly or briefly) and 'card' (a piece of thick paper). It originated in the mid-20th century in the context of educational psychology and pedagogy for rapid visual recognition drills.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flashcard" is said worldwide
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carte mémoire
Transliteration: kart me.mwaʁ
"Il utilise des cartes mémoire pour apprendre le vocabulaire."
Lernkarte
Transliteration: lɛʁnˌkaʁtə
"Sie schreibt Vokabeln auf Lernkarten."
flashcard
Transliteration: flashcard
"Le flashcard sono utili per studiare le lingue."
tarjeta didáctica
Transliteration: taɾˈxeta diˈðaktika
"Estudio con tarjetas didácticas todos los días."
cartão de memória
Transliteration: kaʁˈtãw dʒi meˈmɔɾjɐ
"Criei cartões de memória para memorizar as regras."
फ़्लैशकार्ड
Transliteration: flashcard
"शब्दावली याद रखने के लिए उसने फ़्लैशकार्ड का उपयोग किया।"
抽认卡
Transliteration: chōu rèn kǎ
"他正在用抽认卡来学习中文。"
암기카드
Transliteration: am-gi-ka-deu
"단어를 외우기 위해 암기카드를 사용합니다."
単語カード
Transliteration: tango kādo
"単語カードを使って漢字を勉強します。"
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