flashcard

flash·card

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flash-kahrd]
- /ˈflæʃˌkɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flash-kahrd]
- /ˈflæʃˌkɑrd/

Definitions of flashcard word

noun flashcard a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills. 1
noun flashcard A card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated response which one wants to memorize. For example, one side could contain an English word, and the other side the Spanish translation. 1
noun flashcard teaching: card with picture or text 1
noun flashcard a card on which are written or printed words for children to look at briefly, used as an aid to learning 0
noun flashcard any of a set of cards with words, numbers, etc. on them, which are flashed one by one for quick response, as before a class in a drill 0
noun flashcard (electronics) a solid state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones. 0

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Origin of flashcard

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; flash + card1

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Parts of speech for Flashcard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flashcard

flashcard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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