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2. Wedding invitation - Wikipedia

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   Wedding invitation. A wedding invitation is a letter asking the recipient to attend a wedding. It is typically written in the formal, third-person language and mailed five to eight weeks before the wedding date. Like any other invitation, it is the privilege and duty of the host—historically, for younger brides in Western culture, the mother ...

3. RSVP - Wikipedia

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   RSVP. RSVP is an initialism derived from the French phrase "Répondez s'il vous plaît", [1] meaning "Please respond" (literally "Respond, if it pleases you"), to require confirmation of an invitation. The initialism "RSVP" is no longer used much in France, where it is considered formal and old-fashioned. In France, it is now more common to use ...

4. Inherently funny word - Wikipedia

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   An inherently funny word is a word that is humorous without context, often more for its phonetic structure than for its meaning. Vaudeville tradition holds that words with the / k / sound are funny. A 2015 study at the University of Alberta suggested that the humor of certain nonsense words can be explained by whether they seem rude, and by the ...

5. Greeting card - Wikipedia

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   Birthday cards up close. A greeting card is a piece of card stock, usually with an illustration or photo, made of high quality paper featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment. Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, such as Halloween, they are also sent to ...

6. Bridal shower - Wikipedia

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   A bridal shower traditionally involves giving gifts to the future wife. A bridal shower is a gift-giving party held for a bride-to-be in anticipation of her wedding.. The history of the custom is rooted not necessarily for the provision of goods for the upcoming matrimonial home, but to provide goods and financial assistance to ensure the wedding may take place.

7. Indian wedding card - Wikipedia

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   Indian wedding card. Indian wedding cards are cards that are made and distributed to invite guests to the wedding ceremony and to honour and commemorate the wedding of two people. Since the medieval period, Indian wedding cards have carried great importance in the Indian subcontinent, and are known through several names such as ...

8. Baby shower - Wikipedia

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   The baby is showered with gifts only after birth. In Iran, a baby shower (Persian:حمام زایمان) is also called a "sismooni party" (Persian:جشن سیسمونی). It is celebrated 1–3 months before the baby's birth. Family and close friends give gifts intended for the baby such as a cot, toys, and baby clothes.

9. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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   cachet. lit. "stamp"; a distinctive quality; quality, prestige. café. a coffee shop (also used in French for "coffee"). Café au lait. café au lait. coffee with milk; or a light-brown color. In medicine, it is also used to describe a birthmark that is of a light-brown color (café au lait spot). calque.