paper

noun (DOCUMENT)

/ˈpeɪ.pər/

/-pɚ/

Definition

B1 [C] a newspaper: a daily/weekly/local/national paper The photo was on the front page of all the papers.Newspapers and magazines papers [plural] › official documents, especially ones that show who you are: The border guards stopped me and asked to see my papers.Official documentsIdentifying A2 [C] UK a set of printed questions in an exam: Candidates must answer two questions from each paper. The geography paper is not till next week.Exams, tests and exercises C2 [C] a piece of writing on a particular subject written by an expert and usually published in a book or journal, or read aloud to other people: He's giving a paper on thermodynamics at a conference at Manchester University.Papers and compositions B1 [C] US for essay noun: Mr Jones thought my history paper was terrific.Papers and compositions

(Definition of paper noun (DOCUMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)