sheet of paper
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1.0
- noun
- /ʃiːt əv ˈpeɪpər/
:
hoja de papel
- The teacher handed each student a sheet of paper to complete the assignment.
- a blank sheet of paper
- a single sheet of paper
- a large sheet of paper
See, it's a sheet of paper folded in half.
- See, it's a sheet of paper folded in half.
- OK, so W just gave me this sheet of paper with New York on it.
- But you could put all these equations on one sheet of paper.
- You can block them just by a sheet of paper.
- To see why, let's have another look at our friend the sheet of paper.
Examples
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The sheet of paper contains a brief story and a series of questions about that story.
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When I entered my rooms, I placed the sheet of paper next to my table lamp.
Fiction book (1994) -
Second method, take a white sheet of paper, put it next to you.
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So begin to put in a sheet of paper what you have produced until now.
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Now you take an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper.
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l have to have you sign this sheet of paper.
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She had us do something early on where you pull out a sheet of paper and you write down everything that you want.
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Finally, students were instructed to write their answers on their sheet of paper next to the corresponding shape.
Academic text (2015) -
Jot the top five benefits that come to mind on a sheet of paper.
Academic text (2011) -
Alex reaches into her bag and pulls out a sheet of paper with names on it.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
A single piece of paper used for writing or printing
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A single flat sheet used for writing or printing
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1.6
A small paper used for a form or receipt
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7.7
A single sheet of paper in a book or manuscript
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1.1
A small thin piece of paper for notes or receipts
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8.6
A single sheet of paper from an old or handwritten book
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is fully compositional: 'sheet' (a single thin piece) combined with 'paper' yields the literal object 'a single piece of paper', with 'of' serving as a simple grammatical linker. This construction is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward noun + of + noun composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Sheet of paper comes from the word sheet, which meant a large, flat piece of material, and paper, the thin material used for writing. So a sheet of paper is literally one flat piece you can write or print on, and that is why it means 'a single, flat piece of paper'.