paper

A1 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈpeɪ̯.pəɹ/ UK /ˈpeɪ̯.pə/ See IPA manual

Freq #870

Meanings

1

noun
A thin, flat material used for writing, drawing, or printing on.

Draw on the paper, not on the walls!
2

noun
A newspaper.

I read about it in this morning's paper.
3

noun
A written piece of academic work describing research or ideas.

The professor has published many scientific papers.
4

verb
To cover a wall with wallpaper.

They papered the bedroom in a soft blue pattern.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a newspaper. newspaper

Word family

Forms paperedpaperingpapersunpapered

Derived forms artpaperbuckypapercurl-papercurlpapere-paperferropaperfly-paperflypaperglasspapergun-papernewspapernon-paper

Related forms papirosapapyrus

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Phrases (12)

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blank paper
paper with nothing written or printed on it

Adjective + noun
paper cup
a disposable cup made of paper

Adjective + noun
paper plane
a toy aircraft folded from a sheet of paper

Adjective + noun
scrap paper
paper used for rough notes or informal calculations

Adjective + noun
read a paper
to read a newspaper or an academic article

Verb + noun
plain paper
paper with no lines, patterns, or printed letterhead

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Paper doesn't bleed

Simplified etymology

Paper entered Middle English through Anglo-Norman papir and Latin papyrus, ultimately from Greek papuros. It therefore shares its origin with papyrus, the name of the reed and of the writing material made from its pith.

Etymology

From Middle English paper, from Anglo-Norman paper, from Old Catalan paper, borrowed from Latin papȳrus (and given the Catalan suffix -er), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

paper Middle English papier xno papȳrus Latin πάπυρος Ancient Greek

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# paper

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpeɪ̯.pəɹ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpeɪ̯.pə/
**Frequency rank:** 870

## Meanings
1. A thin, flat material used for writing, drawing, or printing on.
2. A newspaper.
3. A written piece of academic work describing research or ideas.
4. To cover a wall with wallpaper.

## Examples
- Draw on the paper, not on the walls!
- I read about it in this morning's paper.
- The professor has published many scientific papers.
- They papered the bedroom in a soft blue pattern.

## Derived Forms
- artpaper
- buckypaper
- curl-paper
- curlpaper
- e-paper
- ferropaper
- fly-paper
- flypaper
- glasspaper
- gun-paper
- newspaper
- non-paper

## Related Forms
- papirosa
- papyrus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: paper
- Root: papier
- Root: papȳrus
- Root: πάπυρος

## Etymology
From Middle English paper, from Anglo-Norman paper, from Old Catalan paper, borrowed from Latin papȳrus (and given the Catalan suffix -er), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

## AI Etymology
Paper comes from Middle English paper, from Anglo-Norman paper, from Old Catalan paper, borrowed from Latin papȳrus (and given the Catalan suffix -er), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Modern senses include a thin, flat material used for writing, drawing, or printing on and a newspaper. The wider word family includes derivatives such as artpaper, buckypaper, curl-paper, curlpaper, e-paper, and ferropaper and related forms such as papirosa and papyrus.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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