noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
General-American:flăshʹkärd'
General-American:/ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:F L AE1 SH K AA2 R D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Many people use flashcards to learn languages.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flipcard
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A solid-state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract