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papers

noun US /ˈpeɪpərz/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

How often you will meet it

Rank 1,108 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,573 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.

What it means

noun

  1. writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) also: document, written document

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

papers in real books

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  • Even the dead woman’s papers, if she possessed any, had disappeared.

    The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • She was playing with the papers on the table, her face turned away.

    The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1

  • But his suspicions did not extend beyond the destruction of a few compromising papers.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

  • A faint farewell with trembling hand I tender, And with my tears my papers are distained.

    Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1

  • You, and the minor New-York papers, expect to devote most of your space to this wonderful undertaking.

    Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1

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