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[ˈpeɪpə] noun I
1) [U] the thin flat substance that you use for writing on or wrapping things in
a parcel wrapped in brown paper[/ex]
Stuart handed me a piece of paper with an address written on it.[/ex]
2) [C] a newspaper
Is that today's paper?[/ex]
He sat down and read the paper.[/ex]
The story was in all the papers.[/ex]
3) papers
[plural] official documents such as your passport, or documents relating to work, study, or personal matters
We had to show our papers at the security desk.[/ex]
Some important papers are missing from the files.[/ex]
4) [C] British
a document containing a set of examination questions, or the answers that a student has written to them
I had a maths paper in the afternoon.[/ex]
Please hand your papers in now.[/ex]
5) [C] a piece of writing or talk by an expert on an academic subject
He has published many papers on the subject.[/ex]
6) [C] a piece of writing done by a student as part of a course
I have to write a paper on the Cuban Revolution.[/ex]
•
on paper — 1) in writing[/ex]
We need to have something on paper that people can take away with them.[/ex]

— 2) used for saying that something appears to be true but may not in fact be true

On paper they are the best team in the Premier League.[/ex]
II
adj
paper [ˈpeɪpə]
made of paper
III
verb [T]
paper [ˈpeɪpə]
to cover the walls of a room with WALLPAPER

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