paper
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[edit] Etymology
From Anglo-Norman paper, from Old French papier, from Latin papyrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (papyros).
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[edit] Noun
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paper (countable and uncountable; plural papers)
- A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
- A newspaper or anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).
- (uncountable) Wallpaper.
- (uncountable) Wrapping paper.
- A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), in particular one written for the Government.
- A written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting (such as a conference, a workshop or a symposium).
- (slang) money.
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Derived terms
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material for writing on
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newspaper — see newspaper
wallpaper — see wallpaper
wrapping paper — see wrapping paper
written document shorter than a book
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academic paper
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[edit] Adjective
paper (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- Made of paper.
- paper bag
- paper plane
- Insubstantial.
- paper tiger
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made of paper
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[edit] Verb
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to paper (third-person singular simple present papers, present participle papering, simple past and past participle papered)
- (transitive) To apply paper to.
- to paper the hallway walls
- (transitive, idiomatic) To document; to memorialize.
- After they reached an agreement, their staffs papered it up.
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to apply paper to
to document — see document
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