Meaning
The thin flat material you write or print on; also a newspaper or a piece of writing.
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Word origin
From Old French papier, from Latin papyrus, the reed plant the first paper was made from.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- papyrus
Grammar
Examples
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Here "paper" is the thin material you write on.
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Here "paper" means a newspaper full of news.
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"Papers" is the plural, meaning sheets of writing.
Paper is the thin flat material you write and print on. When it means the material itself it has no plural, but "papers" can mean newspapers or pages of writing.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 10: paper, star, air and 7 more words.