aerogram
noun
a piece of very thin paper used for sending a letter by airmail
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Paper and cards for letters and greetings
announcement
noun
a card that you send to people to tell them something personal, for example that your baby has been born or that you are going to get married
card
noun
a piece of thick stiff paper folded into two equal parts, with a picture and a message on it
letterhead
noun
the name and address of an organization as it is printed on their official writing paper
postcard
noun
a small card that you write on one side of and send to someone in the mail. It usually has a picture on it and is sent from a place you are visiting.
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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