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cardboard

/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cardboard at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A stiff moderately thick paper.

adjective

  1. Without substance.
    cardboard caricatures of historical figures

Origin

From card + board.

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