page 1  (p āj)
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n.1. a. A side of a sheet of paper, as in a book or newspaper: tore a page from the book. b. The writing or printing on one side of a page. c. The type set for printing one side of a page. 2. A noteworthy or memorable event: a new page in history. 3. Computers A webpage. 4. Computers A quantity of memory storage equal to between 512 and 4,096 bytes. 5. pages A source or record of knowledge: in the pages of science. v. paged, pag·ing, pag·es v.tr. To number the pages of; paginate: page a manuscript. v.intr. To turn pages: page through a magazine.
pageful′ n. |
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page 2  (p āj)
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n. 1. A boy who acted as a knight's attendant as the first stage of training for chivalric knighthood. 2. A youth in ceremonial employment or attendance at court. 3. a. One who is employed to run errands, carry messages, or act as a guide in a hotel, theater, or club. b. One who is similarly employed in the US Congress or another legislature. 4. A boy who holds the bride's train at a wedding. tr.v. paged, pag·ing, pag·es 1. To summon or call (a person) by name. 2. To contact (someone) by sending a message to that person's pager: The doctor was paged during dinner. 3. To attend as a page.
[Middle English, from Old French, of unknown origin.] |
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