papers

noun

Official documents or identification, as a passport.

A collection of documents, unpublished writing or correspondence in an archive or library collection.

(Australia) cigarette papers

Roots

papyrospaper- · Greek · papyrus

Synonyms for papers

documentn dossiern

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Where does papers come from?

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