American English pronunciation
How to pronounce paper
IPA transcription: ['peɪpɚ]
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Noun
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a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
“he read his newspaper at breakfast”
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a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
“he got an A on his composition”
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a business firm that publishes newspapers
“Murdoch owns many newspapers”
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a medium for written communication
“the notion of an office running without paper is absurd”
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a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
“he has written many scientific papers”
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the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
“when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper”
Verb
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cover with paper
“paper the box”
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cover with wallpaper
Usage examples
- Whatman paper is grained, strong and rigid, without laid lines.
- For a championship bout, it received very limited coverage in American newspapers.
- From that consultation a position paper was produced.
- Three women of color are examining sheets of paper.
- The scientist wrote her paper.
- He was the Editor in Chief of Grenada's national newspaper "The Free West Indian".
- Initial issues were in a plain-paper digest format.
- She did the practical part of her studies at the newspaper "Berlingske Tidende".
- “I'll see you get your papers in good time,” he said.
- The paperwork was legible.