paper in English: The thin flat material you write or print on; also a newspaper or a piece of writing. (noun)

Translation

The thin flat material you write or print on; also a newspaper or a piece of writing.

Word origin

From Old French papier, from Latin papyrus, the reed plant the first paper was made from.

Origin: Latin
Root: papyrus

Grammar

Gender

Pluralpapers

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.

Related words

book

A set of printed pages joined together that you read.

write

To make letters, words, or numbers on paper or a screen using a pen, pencil, or keys.

read

To look at written words and understand what they mean.

word

A sound or group of letters that has a meaning when you say or write it.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

article

A piece of writing about one subject in a newspaper, a magazine, or on a website.

contract

A written agreement that two people or companies must follow.

fold

To bend something, such as paper or cloth, so one part lies over another.

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