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   Pa·py·rus

   /pəˈpīrəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats: "the text was preserved, probably on papyrus"
   • ▪ a document written on papyrus: "a remarkable papyrus recently acquired by the British Museum"
   • 2. the tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in papyrus (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek papuros. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th century.

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