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page¹

(pāj)

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.

[Middle French, from Old French, from Latin pāgina; see pag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

pageful′ n.

page²

(pāj)

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.

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.]

Indo-European & Semitic Roots Appendices

Thousands of entries in the dictionary include etymologies that trace their origins back to reconstructed proto-languages. You can obtain more information about these forms in our online appendices:

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The Indo-European appendix covers nearly half of the Indo-European roots that have left their mark on English words. A more complete treatment of Indo-European roots and the English words derived from them is available in our Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.

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