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papers

/ˈpeɪpɚz/ US
/ˈpeɪpəz/ UK

noun

plural plural of paper

noun

plural, plural only Official documents or identification, as a passport. He lost his papers while travelling and had a hard time getting home.
plural, plural only A collection of documents, unpublished writing or correspondence in an archive or library collection.
Australia, plural, plural only cigarette papers "All right, if you happen to be over that way, just get me some fags. No, wait a shake, get me a tin of cigarette tobacco and some papers."

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of paper

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: document, written document, stock, paperwork, books, works, work, credentials, handout, communication, documentation, study, file, studies, docs, news

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noun official documents or identification

Español	papeles
中文	證件 /证件 zhèngjiàn
Français	papiers
Deutsch	Papiere
Русский	докуме́нты dokuménty, бума́ги bumági

noun collection of documents

Русский	бума́ги bumági, докуме́нты dokuménty

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"papers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/papers. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

papers. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/papers

Chicago

"papers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/papers.

BibTeX

@misc{papers_2026,
  title = {papers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/papers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}