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playing card

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpleɪɪŋ ˌkɑrd/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
play•ing card /ˈpleɪɪŋ ˌkɑrd/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. Gamesone of a set of rectangular cards used in playing various games, esp. one of a set of 52 ranked cards of four suits.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
play′ing card′, 
    1. Gamesone of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill.
    2. Gamesone of any set or pack of cards used in playing games.
    • 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
playing card n
  1. one of a pack of 52 rectangular stiff cards, used for playing a variety of games, each card having one or more symbols of the same kind (diamonds, hearts, clubs, or spades) on the face, but an identical design on the reverse
    See also suit
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