Definition of "paper"
- noun
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.
A newspaper or anything used as such (such as a newsletter or listing magazine).
Wallpaper.
Wrapping paper.
A written document, generally shorter than a book (white paper, term paper), in particular one written for the Government.
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).
Money.
A university course.
- adjective
Made of paper.
Insubstantial.
- verb
To apply paper to.
To document; to memorialize.
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