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noun American English pronunciation: paper /ˈpeɪpər/ 
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pluralpapers
 
  1. 1
    [uncountable] the thin flat substance that you use for writing on or wrapping things in

    a package wrapped in brown paper

    a piece/sheet of paper:

    Stuart handed me a piece of paper with an address written on it.

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  2. 2
    [countable] a newspaper

    He sat down and read the paper.

    The story was in all the papers.

    Is that today’s paper?

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  3. 3

    papers

     [plural] official documents such as your passport

    We had to show our papers at the security desk.

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    1. a.
      documents relating to work, study, or personal matters

      His private papers include a diary of his first year in Congress.

      Some important papers are missing from the files.

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  4. 4
    [countable] a piece of writing or a talk on an academic subject
    present a paper:

    Leading scholars have been invited to present papers at the conference.

    paper on:

    He has published many papers on the subject.

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    1. a.
      a piece of writing that is done as part of a course at school or college
      paper on:

      I have to write a paper on the Cuban Revolution.

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  6. 6
    [countable] British an examination, or the answers that a student has written

    Please hand your papers in now.

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