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page (pāj)

noun

    1. one side of a leaf of a book, newspaper, letter, etc.
    2. the printing or writing on such a leaf, often with reference to the particular contents the sports pages
    3. an entire leaf in a book, etc.
  1. a record of events the pages of history
  2. an event or series of events that might fill a page a colorful page in his life
  3. Comput.
    1. a unit of memory, consisting of one or more blocks
    2. Web page
  4. Printing the type set for printing a page

Etymology: Fr < L pagina, a page < base of pangere, to fasten: see peace

transitive verb paged, paging pag′·ing

  1. to number the pages of
  2. to make up (copy set in type) into pages

intransitive verb

to turn pages as in scanning to page through a book
page Idioms

on the same page

Informal
in agreement or in a harmonious working relationship

take a page from

or borrow a page from
Informal to follow the example of; imitate
page2 definition

page (pāj)

noun

  1. Historical a boy training for knighthood, who attended a knight
  2. a boy attendant or servant, esp. one serving a person of high rank, as at court
  3. a young person, often in uniform, who runs errands, carries messages, etc., as in a legislature or hotel

Etymology: OFr < ? or akin to It paggio < Gr paidion, boy, dim. of pais: see pedo-

transitive verb paged, paging pag′·ing

  1. to attend as page
  2. ☆ to try to find, summon, or notify (a person) by calling out the person's name, as a hotel page does, signaling with an electronic device, as a beeper, etc.
Page definition

Page (pāj)

Page, Walter Hines (hīnz) 1855-1918; U.S. journalist, editor, & diplomat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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