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papyrus

noun

a document written on papyrus

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Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
S
Contains
AP
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

pəˈpaɪɹəs

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Definitions

noun

  1. a document written on papyrus

noun

  1. tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

noun

  1. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

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