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paper
What does paper mean?
paper (noun): a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use paper in a sentence?
- The notion of an office running without paper is absurd. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce paper?
/ˈpeɪpɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does paper come from?
From Middle English paper, from Anglo-Norman paper.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to paper
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “paper” mean?
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
Right! That's what “paper” means.
the frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events
Not quite: that's what attendance means.
a person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young
Not quite: that's what sweetheart means.
a small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies
Not quite: that's what closet means.
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