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papers
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun papers has 1 sense
- papers(n = noun.communication) document, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature); Array is a kind of piece of writing, writing, written material
has parts: article, clause, preamble
has particulars: ballot, brevet, capitulation, certificate, certification, credential, credentials, charter, commercial document, commercial instrument, confession, copyright, right of first publication, enclosure, inclosure, form, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, papyrus, patent, patent of invention, platform, political platform, political program, program, resignation, declaration, resolution, resolve, source, specification, voucher, report, study, written report
CIDE DICTIONARY
papers, n. pl.
Documents providing information, esp. of an official nature about a person, vehicle, business, etc. See paper{9}, n. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
papers
Americanization, acculturation, admission, adoption, affiliation, ana, archives, assimilation, biographical material, biographical records, blank, chirograph, citizenship by naturalization, citizenship papers, culture shock, docket, document, dossier, file, form, government archives, government papers, historical documents, historical records, holograph, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, legal paper, life records, memorabilia, nationalization, naturalization, naturalized citizenship, official document, paper, parchment, parish rolls, personal file, presidential papers, public records, roll, scrip, script, scroll, writ, writing
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