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pa·py·rus
 papyrus
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- pronunciation:
- p
paI
rs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
papyri, papyruses |
| definition 1: |
a tall reedlike water plant of the Nile valley.
They gathered the papyrus and began the process that would turn it into material that could be written on. |
| definition 2: |
a kind of paper made from the crushed and pressed stems of this plant, esp. in ancient Egypt.
Aristotle wrote his philosophical treatises on papyrus. |
| definition 3: |
a document written on this paper.
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| related words: |
paper |
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