A collection of letters, diaries, and other writings, especially by one person: the Madison papers.
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A formal written composition intended to be published, presented, or read aloud; a scholarly essay or treatise.
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A material made of cellulose pulp, derived mainly from wood, rags, and certain grasses, processed into flexible sheets or rolls by deposit from an aqueous suspension, and used chiefly for writing, printing, drawing, wrapping, and covering walls.
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A newspaper.
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A piece of written work for school; a report or theme.
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verb
To put down or describe in writing.
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To fold or enclose in paper.
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To cover or line with paper.
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To apply wallpaper to.
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To fill by giving out free passes .
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adjective
Existing only in printed or written form: paper profits; a paper corporation.
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Made of paper.
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Of or relating to clerical work: paper duties.
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Planned but not realized; theoretical.
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Resembling paper, as in thinness or flimsiness.
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idiom
In paper With a paperback binding; as a paperback.
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On paper In theory, as opposed to actual performance or fact: It is a good team on paper, but its members play poorly together.
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On paper In writing or print.
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phrasal-verb
Paper over To downplay or gloss over (differences, for example), especially in order to maintain a nominal, apparent, or temporary unity.
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Paper over To put or keep out of sight; conceal: paper over a deficit with accounting gimmicks.
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