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Papers
see synonyms of papersNoun
1. document, papers, written document
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
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Papers
see synonyms of papersplural noun
1.
documents for establishing the identity of the bearer; credentials
A young Moroccan stopped by police refused to show his papers.
They have arrested four people who were trying to leave the country with forged papers.
Each person travelled under a false name and papers.
2. nautical
official documents relating to the ownership, cargo, etc, of a ship
3.
collected diaries, letters, etc
Always file important papers as soon as they have been dealt with.
Her papers included unpublished articles and correspondence.
4. the papers
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Papers
see synonyms of papersn.
1. A material made of cellulose pulp, derived mainly from wood, rags, and certain grasses, processed into flexible sheets or rolls by deposit from an aqueous suspension, and used chiefly for writing, printing, drawing, wrapping, and covering walls.
2. A single sheet of this material.
3. One or more sheets of paper bearing writing or printing, especially:
a. A formal written composition intended to be published, presented, or read aloud; a scholarly essay or treatise.
b. A piece of written work for school; a report or theme.
c. often papers An official document, especially one establishing the identity of the bearer.
4. papers A collection of letters, diaries, and other writings, especially by one person: the Madison papers.
5. Short-term debt instruments, especially commercial paper.
6. A newspaper.
7. Wallpaper.
8. A wrapper made of paper, often with its contents: a paper of pins.
9. Slang
a. A free pass to a theater.
b. The audience admitted with free passes.
tr.v. pa·pered, pa·per·ing, pa·pers
1. To cover, wrap, or line with paper.
2. To cover with wallpaper.
3. To supply with paper.
4. Slang To issue free passes for (a theater, for example).
5. To construct (something) in haste and with little forethought: papered together a new coalition of political convenience.
adj.
1. Made of paper.
2. Resembling paper, as in thinness or flimsiness.
3. Of or relating to clerical work: paper duties.
4.
a. Existing only in printed or written form: paper profits; a paper corporation.
b. Planned but not realized; theoretical.
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