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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Documents providing information, esp. of an official nature about a person, vehicle, business, etc. See
paper {9}, n.
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- noun Plural form of
paper . - noun Official
documents oridentification , as apassport . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
paper .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
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Examples
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Read the papers, please, * all the papers*, rather than repeat the crap the campaigns feed you.
61 Nobel Laureates can’t be wrong daniel 2008
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I never thought I would see them this way, but tonight I was hunting through my Snoopy suitcase (the one that holds all my important papers, because yes when you are me, that is where you put your important papers . in a dog suitcase) looking for my old school address book.
PoeticaL trulypoetic 2005
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_End papers_, papers added at the beginning and end of a book by the binder.
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians Douglas Cockerell 1894
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A great debt is owed to the numerous students in my classes at Rutgers who have used previous drafts of these cases and materials, raised questions, and made comments, and who have provided in class and in their term papers a real picture of the impact of law on the health and human services.
Law In The Health and Human Services Donald T. Dickson 1995
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Not releasing code to back up claims made in papers is extra ordinary.
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Clinging to the last vestiges of anger at your dad for never kissing you goodnight or reading your term papers?
The 8 Truths About Weddings (That No One Ever Tells You) 2011
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The four of us ate dinner together most nights, and George routinely helped the girls type and proofread their term papers.
Spoken from the Heart Laura Bush 2010
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The four of us ate dinner together most nights, and George routinely helped the girls type and proofread their term papers.
Spoken from the Heart Laura Bush 2010
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On the other hand, some articles remind me of the term papers I used to write in college: Lots of research, time spent at the library or on line double checking facts and quotes.
Teacher's Pet 2009
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I was the high school yearbook editor and many friends enlisted my editing skills prior to submitting their term papers.
SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life Julie Morgenstern 2008
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