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papyrus
Definition:
(nou) paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans (nou) tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times (nou) a document written on papyrus
Phonetic Transcription:
pəˈpaɪrəs
Examples:
It is a papyrus manuscript of the Acts of the Apostles.
It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle to the Hebrews.
It is a papyrus manuscript of the Epistle to the Romans.
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