paper

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations

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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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• (RP) IPA: /ˈpeɪpə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpeɪpɚ/
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  Rhymes: -eɪpə(r)

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paper (countable and uncountable; plural papers)

1. 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.
2. A newspaper or anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).
3. (uncountable) Wallpaper.
4. (uncountable) Wrapping paper.
5. A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), in particular one written for the Government.
6. 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).
7. (slang) money.

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paper (not comparable)

1. Made of paper.

   paper bag

   paper plane

2. Insubstantial.

   paper tiger

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to paper (third-person singular simple present papers, present participle papering, simple past and past participle papered)

1. (transitive) To apply paper to.

   to paper the hallway walls

2. (transitive, idiomatic) To document; to memorialize.

   After they reached an agreement, their staffs papered it up.

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