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ream
/riːm/ nounDefinition
reams of sth › a very large amount of information, usually on paper: Accountants at the firm were asked to turn over reams of financial records as part of the investigation. reams of paperwork/paper reams of information/data/material
› [C] WORKPLACE, MEASURES 500 sheets of printing or writing paper: Can you order a ream of printer paper?
(Definition of ream noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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