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page 1  (pj)
n.
1.
a. A leaf or one side of a leaf, as of a book, letter, newspaper, or manuscript: tore a page from the book.
b. The writing or printing on one side of a leaf.
c. The type set for printing one side of a leaf.
2. A noteworthy or memorable event: a new page in history.
3. Computer Science A quantity of memory storage equal to between 512 and 4,096 bytes.
4. Computer Science A webpage.
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.
v.intr.
To turn pages: page through a magazine.

[French, alteration of Old French pagine, from Latin pgina; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

pageful n.

page 2  (pj)
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. One who is employed to run errands, carry messages, or act as a guide in a hotel, theater, club, or the U.S. 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 summon or call (a person) by means of a beeper.
3. To attend as a page.

[Middle English, from Old French, possibly from Italian paggio, perhaps ultimately from Greek paidion, diminutive of pais, paid-, child; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.]

page 1
Noun
1. one side of one of the leaves of a book, newspaper, or magazine
2. one of the leaves of a book, newspaper, or magazine
3. Literary a period or event: a new page in the country's political history
4. a screenful of information from a website or teletext service [Latin pagina]

page 2
Noun
1. a small boy who attends a bride at her wedding
2. a youth employed to run errands for the guests in a hotel or club
3. medieval history a boy in training for knighthood
Verb
[paging, paged]
to summon (a person), by bleeper or loudspeaker, in order to pass on a message [Greek pais child]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pagepage - one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
paper - a medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
folio, leaf - a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
full page - something that covers an entire page; "the ad took up a full page"
half page - something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page
recto - right-hand page
verso - left-hand page
title page - a page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher
bastard title, half title - a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book
sports page - any page in the sports section of a newspaper
facing pages, spread head, spreadhead, spread - two facing pages of a book or other publication
foldout, gatefold - an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine
folio, page number, pagination, paging - the system of numbering pages
margin - the blank space that surrounds the text on a page; "he jotted a note in the margin"
dog-ear - a corner of a page turned down to mark your place
2.Page - English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962)
3.pagePage - United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922)
4.pagepage - a boy who is employed to run errands
errand boy, messenger boy - a boy who earns money by running errands
5.page - a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
6.pagepage - in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Verb1.page - contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system
summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
2.page - work as a page; "He is paging in Congress this summer"
work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
3.page - number the pages of a book or manuscript
number - give numbers to; "You should number the pages of the thesis"

page 1
noun 1. folio, side, leaf, sheet

page 2
verb 3. call, seek, summon, call out for, send for
Translations
page [peɪdʒ] npágina;
(also: page boy) → paje m
vt (in hotel etc) → llamar por altavoz a

page [peɪdʒ] n [of book] → page f;
(also: page boy) → groom m, chasseur m;
(at wedding) → garçon m d'honneur
vt (in hotel etc) → (faire) appeler

page [peɪdʒ] n [of book etc] → Seite f;
(also: pageboy) (in hotel) → Page m
vt (in hotel etc) → ausrufen lassen

page [peɪdʒ] npagina;
(also: page boy) → fattorino: (at wedding) → paggio
vt (in hotel etc) → (far) chiamare

page1
n page [peidʒ]
one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc page ninety-four; a three-page letter. bladsy صَفْحَه страница strana side; x-siders- die Seite σελίδα página lehekülg صفحه sivu page עַמוּד पृष्ठ stranica oldal halaman blaðsíða pagina ページ (책 등의) 페이지, 쪽 puslapis lappuse muka surat bladzijde side, blad strona página pagină страница strana stran stranica sida หน้า sayfa сторінка صفحہ trang sách


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