stationery

English

Etymology

stationer +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsteɪʃənəri/, SAMPA: /"steIS@n@ri/
• (US) enPR: stāʹshə-nĕr-ĭ, IPA: /ˈsteɪʃənɛri/, SAMPA: /"steIS@nEri/
• Homophones: stationary

Noun

stationery (uncountable)

1. writing materials, envelopes, office materials

   When school finished he threw all of his stationery away as he no longer had any need for pencils and exercise books.

Hyponyms

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Translations

writing materials

Armenian: գրենական պիտույքներ (hy) (grenakan pituyk’ner) Catalan: papereria (ca) f. French: papeterie (fr) f. German: Büromaterial (de) Italian: cancelleria (it) f. Japanese: 文房具 (bunbōgu)

Malay: alat tulis (ms) Polish: artykuły papiernicze (pl) pl. Spanish: papelería (es) f. Volapük: papüracans (vo)

Adjective

stationery

1. Common misspelling of stationary.