page

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[ peyj ]
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noun
  1. one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.

  2. the entire leaf of such a printed or written thing: He tore out one of the pages.

  1. a single sheet of paper for writing.

  2. a noteworthy or distinctive event or period: a reign that formed a gloomy page in English history.

  3. Printing. the type set and arranged for a page.

  4. Computers.

    • a relatively small block of main or secondary storage, up to about 1024 words.

    • a block of program instructions or data stored in main or secondary storage.

    • (in word processing) a portion of a document.

verb (used with object),paged, pag·ing.
  1. to turn pages (usually followed by through): to page through a book looking for a specific passage.

Idioms about page

  1. on the same page, Informal. (of two or more people) having a similar understanding or way of thinking: Parents should be on the same page about raising their children.

Origin of page

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First recorded in 1450–1500; from Middle French, from Latin pāgina “column of writing; leaf of a double door”; akin to pangere “to fix, make fast”

Other definitions for page (2 of 3)

page2
[ peyj ]

noun
  1. a boy servant or attendant.

  2. a youth in attendance on a person of rank or, in medieval times, a youth being trained for knighthood.

  1. an attendant or employee, usually in uniform, who carries messages, ushers guests, runs errands, etc.

  2. a person employed by a legislature to carry messages and run errands for the members, as in the U.S. Congress.

verb (used with object),paged, pag·ing.
  1. to summon formally by calling out the name of repeatedly: He had his father paged in the hotel lobby.

  2. to summon or alert by electronic pager.

  1. to control (an electrical appliance, machine, etc.) remotely by means of an electronic signal.

  2. to attend as a page.

Origin of page

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First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English noun page, paige, from Old French, of uncertain origin

Other definitions for Page (3 of 3)

Page
[ peyj ]

noun
  1. Thomas Nelson, 1853–1922, U.S. novelist and diplomat.

  2. Walter Hines, 1855–1918, U.S. journalist, editor, and diplomat.

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British Dictionary definitions for page (1 of 3)

page1

/ (peɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. plural pp one side of one of the leaves of a book, newspaper, letter, etc or the written or printed matter it bears: Abbreviation: p

  2. such a leaf considered as a unit: insert a new page

  1. a screenful of information from a website, teletext service, etc, displayed on a television monitor or visual display unit

  2. an episode, phase, or period: a glorious page in the revolution

  3. printing the type as set up for printing a page

verb
  1. another word for paginate

  2. (intr foll by through) to look through (a book, report, etc); leaf through

Origin of page

1
C15: via Old French from Latin pāgina

British Dictionary definitions for page (2 of 3)

page2

/ (peɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. a boy employed to run errands, carry messages, etc, for the guests in a hotel, club, etc

  2. a youth in attendance at official functions or ceremonies, esp weddings

  1. medieval history

    • a boy in training for knighthood in personal attendance on a knight

    • a youth in the personal service of a person of rank, esp in a royal household: page of the chamber

  2. (in the US) an attendant at Congress or other legislative body

  3. Canadian a person employed in the debating chamber of the House of Commons, the Senate, or a legislative assembly to carry messages for members

verb(tr)
  1. to call out the name of (a person), esp by a loudspeaker system, so as to give him a message

  2. to call (a person) by an electronic device, such as a pager

  1. to act as a page to or attend as a page

Origin of page

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C13: via Old French from Italian paggio, probably from Greek paidion boy, from pais child

British Dictionary definitions for Page (3 of 3)

Page

/ (peɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. Sir Earle (Christmas Grafton). 1880–1961, Australian statesman; co-leader, with S. M. Bruce, of the federal government of Australia (1923–29)

  2. Sir Frederick Handley. 1885–1962, English pioneer in the design and manufacture of aircraft

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