typing paper
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- noun
- /ˈtaɪpɪŋ ˈpeɪpər/
- Archaic
:
papel para escribir a máquina
- CUT TO ANNIE in the doorway, carrying reams of typing paper, pencils, pens, and a sharpener.
- a sheet of typing paper
- a piece of typing paper
Examples
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I unfolded the simple sheet of white typing paper by its corners and set it in front of him on the antique French oak breakfast table.
Fiction book (1999) -
It was an ordinary sheet of typing paper, double-spaced, with the heading "John B. James," and it probably dated from the late teens or early twenties.
Fiction book (1991) -
We're almost out of typing paper.
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Did you get typing paper and stamps?
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She hands him a box of typing paper.
Fiction book (1990) -
A single sheet of white typing paper fell out when I slit open the envelope.
Fiction book (1991) -
I need typing paper, a thesaurus, Diet Coke, and a quiet place to compose.
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She did as instructed, following the specifications he had printed in fountain pen on a sheet of typing paper.
Fiction book (2001) -
McCaleb took a blank page of typing paper out of a drawer and wrote on it with the thick black marker he used for labeling cardboard boxes containing his tiles.
Fiction book (2001) -
I went to the store to buy some typing paper for my typewriter.
Synonyms
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Thin paper you use to write letters by hand
Paper made to be used in a typewriter that is thin and strong
How Writable
- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'paper for typing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'typing' (the activity or act of producing text via a keyboard) with 'paper' (sheets for writing/printing). This is a straightforward noun–noun compound indicating purpose/use, a compositional pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Typing paper comes from paper made for typing on a typewriter. The thin, smooth paper let the letters print clearly and helped make carbon copies, so the name means 'paper for use with a typewriter'.