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Definition of Calling card

1. Noun. A card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls.

2. Noun. A printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited.

3. Noun. A distinguishing characteristic or behavior. "Bombs are a terrorist's calling cards"

Definition of Calling card

1. Noun. A small printed card which identifies the bearer, traditionally presented for introduction when making a social visit to a home or when attending a formal social event or business meeting. ¹

2. Noun. (idiomatic) An attribute, object, or behavior which is distinctly characteristic of someone or something. ¹

3. Noun. (euphemistic) Excrement, especially of a domestic animal. ¹

4. Noun. A prepaid card or credit card, usually electronically readable, used to pay the charges when making a telephone call. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calling Card

calligraphed calligrapher calligraphers calligraphic calligraphical calligraphically calligraphies calligraphist calligraphists calligraphy

callimiconinae callin' calling calling-card calling-cards calling cards calling in calling into question calling name calling off

calling out calling to mind calling to order calling together calling up callingly callings calliope calliopes

Literary usage of Calling card

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2003)
"All phones work with a calling card, which can be bought in local grocery ... You may be able to use your private calling card purchased in the States, ..."

2. Diplomat's Dictionary by Charles W. Freeman, Jr. (1995)
"... written in the lower left corner of a calling card to express condolences upon a death or calamity. pf: An abbreviation of the French phrase ..."

3. Pocket Adventures Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2006)
"All phones work with a calling card, which can be bought in local grocery ... You may be able to use your private calling card purchased in the States, ..."

4. Cruising the Mediterranean: A Guide to the Ports of Call by Larry H. Ludmer (2002)
"A less expensive alternative for calling home is to wait until you are in port, where you can invariably purchase a calling card. ..."

5. Adventure Guide to Bermuda by Blair Howard (2004)
"For instance, an MCI call from the US to Bermuda can be as low as 35c and the same rate will apply when you make a calling card call from Bermuda to your ..."

6. Cancun, Cozumel and Riviera Maya Alive by Bruce Conord (2005)
"... can also be used to charge a call to your calling card or to call the States directly. The only way to reach the operator or a direct service from a pay ..."

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