Papyrus - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pəˈpaɪrəs|
Brit.
|pəˈpaɪrəs|
noun
- paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
- tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
- a document written on papyrus
- tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
- a document written on papyrus
Extra examples
He discovered a papyrus in the ruins.
Word forms
noun
singular: papyrus
plural: papyruses or papyri
singular: papyrus
plural: papyruses or papyri
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