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Definition of papyrus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

papyrus

noun
 
/pəˈpaɪrəs/
 
/pəˈpaɪrəs/
(plural papyri
 
/pəˈpaɪriː/
 
/pəˈpaɪriː/
)
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  1. [uncountable] a tall plant with thick stems that grows in water, especially in AfricaTopics Plants and treesc2
  2. [uncountable] paper made from the stems of the papyrus plant, used in ancient Egypt for writing and drawing onTopics Historyc2
  3. [countable] a document or piece of paper made of papyrus
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (1)): via Latin from Greek papuros. Senses 2 and 3 date from the early 18th cent.
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