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page¹ Definition

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.
  2. a record of events the pages of history
  3. an event or series of events that might fill a page a colorful page in his life
  4. Comput.
    1. a unit of memory, consisting of one or more blocks
    2. Web page
  5. Printing the type set for printing a page

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

transitive verb paged, 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

page¹ 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, 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

page Synonyms

page

n.

  1. One side of a sheet

    leaf, sheet, folio, side, surface, recto, verso.

  2. A youth

    attendant, errand boy, errand girl, boy; see servant.

page Synonyms

page

v.

  1. To call

    hunt for, seek for, call the name of; see summon 1.

  2. To mark the pages

    number, check, paginate, foliate; see count.

page Telecom Definition

  1. Of uncertain origin, but likely from the Greek paidion, a diminutive of pais, and meaning littleboy or slave boy.To find, notify, or summon someone by using a loudspeaker system or radio system comprising a base station and small terminals known as pagers or beepers. Such systems have largely replaced human pages, who were young, uniformed attendants who performed tasks such as running errands and carrying messages in a hotel or legislature. Historically, pages were apprenticed to knights as an initial phase of their training for the knighthood. See also pager and paging system.
  2. From the Latin pagina, meaning fastened together and referring to strips of papyrus fastened together, as in a book. See home page.

page Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • update: Make sure you return to the ' www ' folder after you have uploaded your images to update a page.
  • print: Venue back to top print this page © 2006 CPD Center, University of Oxford.
  • see: See further down this page for a full pictures index, plus the calendar cover & sample page.
  • devote: It has devoted several front pages and many hundreds of column inches to this.
  • read: You will need a copy of the FREE Acrobat Reader program installed on your machine to read these pages.
  • visit: Visit the benefits page of the alumni web site to find out more.

Adjective modifier

  • front: Meanwhile, the front page of today's Guardian includes a piece on John Humphrys of Radio 4 ' savaging ' Alastair Campbell...
  • previous: The path described on the previous page runs above the bed to the lawn on the left.
  • main: April 2004 - Added a whole new front end to the main pages, with better looking results, despite using basic ideas.
  • separate: This provided a meta-analysis and has been summarized on a separate web page ( Bone mass and exercise in women ).
  • A4: Also most of the symbol pages are A4 pages with 20 symbols on the page.
  • next: You can see a detail of the pattern on the next page.

Modifies a noun

layout: Enhanced controls protect the integrity of page layout and design.

Noun used with modifier

  • web: Their web pages can be seen by clicking here.
  • home: Click on Monthly prize quiz link on home page for April prize quiz.
  • index: The invoices section index page shows a list of all invoices within the system.
  • title: Their names are listed in alphabetical order on the title page.
  • news: As a news page we reserve the right to make valid comments as seen from an editorial point of view.

Preposition: in

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Preposition: for

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