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| page [ payj ] |
noun (plural pag·es) |
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1. one side of sheet of paper: one side of a single sheet of paper, especially one bound into a book, newspaper, or magazine, or forming part of a piece of written work
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2. single sheet in book: a single sheet of paper, especially one bound into a book, newspaper, or magazine
  a book with some pages missing
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3. amount of writing on page: the amount of writing or printed matter that can be contained on a page
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4. computer data printing out as page: the amount of text or graphics in a computer document that will print out as a single page
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5. screenful of computer display: the portion of text or graphics that can be seen on a computer screen at one time
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6. noteworthy period or event: a period or event, especially a noteworthy one, in the history of something or somebody's life
Antibiotics wrote an important page in the history of medical research.
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verb (past and past participle paged, present participle pag·ing, 3rd person present singular pag·es) |
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1. intransitive verb look through pages: to turn and look over the pages of something
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2. transitive verb literature
Same as paginate
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| [Late 16th century. < French, shortening of pagene< Latin pagina "strips of papyrus fastened together"] |
