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1[peyj]
noun
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
the entire leaf of such a printed or written thing.
He tore out one of the pages.
a single sheet of paper for writing.
a noteworthy or distinctive event or period.
a reign that formed a gloomy page in English history.
Printing.the type set and arranged for a page.
Computers.
a relatively small block of main or secondary storage, up to about 1024 words.
a block of program instructions or data stored in main or secondary storage.
(in word processing) a portion of a document.
verb (used with object)
to paginate.
to turn pages (usually followed bythrough ).
to page through a book looking for a specific passage.
page
2[peyj]
noun
a boy servant or attendant.
a youth in attendance on a person of rank or, in medieval times, a youth being trained for knighthood.
an attendant or employee, usually in uniform, who carries messages, ushers guests, runs errands, etc.
a person employed by a legislature to carry messages and run errands for the members, as in the U.S. Congress.
verb (used with object)
to summon formally by calling out the name of repeatedly.
He had his father paged in the hotel lobby.
to summon or alert by electronic pager.
to control (an electrical appliance, machine, etc.) remotely by means of an electronic signal.
to attend as a page.
Page
3[peyj]
noun
Thomas Nelson, 1853–1922, U.S. novelist and diplomat.
Walter Hines, 1855–1918, U.S. journalist, editor, and diplomat.
page
1/ ɪ /
noun
a boy employed to run errands, carry messages, etc, for the guests in a hotel, club, etc
a youth in attendance at official functions or ceremonies, esp weddings
medieval history
a boy in training for knighthood in personal attendance on a knight
a youth in the personal service of a person of rank, esp in a royal household
page of the chamber
(in the US) an attendant at Congress or other legislative body
a person employed in the debating chamber of the House of Commons, the Senate, or a legislative assembly to carry messages for members
verb
to call out the name of (a person), esp by a loudspeaker system, so as to give him a message
to call (a person) by an electronic device, such as a pager
to act as a page to or attend as a page
page
2/ ɪ /
noun
p.one side of one of the leaves of a book, newspaper, letter, etc or the written or printed matter it bears
such a leaf considered as a unit
insert a new page
a screenful of information from a website, teletext service, etc, displayed on a television monitor or visual display unit
an episode, phase, or period
a glorious page in the revolution
printing the type as set up for printing a page
verb
another word for paginate
to look through (a book, report, etc); leaf through
Page
3/ ɪ /
noun
Sir Earle ( Christmas Grafton ). 1880–1961, Australian statesman; co-leader, with S. M. Bruce, of the federal government of Australia (1923–29)
Sir Frederick Handley. 1885–1962, English pioneer in the design and manufacture of aircraft
Word History and Origins
Origin of page1
Origin of page2
Word History and Origins
Origin of page1
Origin of page2
Idioms and Phrases
on the same page, (of two or more people) having a similar understanding or way of thinking.
Parents should be on the same page about raising their children.
Example Sentences
Concluding that Didion left these pages behind so they would eventually take shape as the penance of an unreliable narrator is surely too tidy.
The organisation posts updates on its Facebook page, which only those with e-sim cards on their phones are able to access, because of the internet blackout.
In a post on their fundraising page, his mother Amanda said: "We are beyond proud of the journey our Charlie boy has fought."
In the show, Mensah struggles with anxiety in a few vulnerable moments, which differs from her portrayal on the page.
He was a regular in the pages of Soap Opera Digest and acted with John Stamos, Rick Springfield and Richard Dean Anderson when their careers were just beginning.
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