paginate

[paj-uh-neyt]

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verb (used with object), pag·i·nat·ed, pag·i·nat·ing.

to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.

verb (used without object), pag·i·nat·ed, pag·i·nat·ing.

Computers. to create pages, as with a word-processing program.

Origin of paginate

1880–85; < Latin pāgin(a) page¹ + -ate¹

Related formsre·pag·i·nate, verb (used with object), re·pag·i·nat·ed, re·pag·i·nat·ing.un·pag·i·nat·ed, adjective

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Related Words for paginate

count, check, number, paginate, foliate

British Dictionary definitions for paginate

paginate

verb

(tr) to number the pages of (a book, manuscript, etc) in sequenceCompare foliate

Derived Formspagination, noun

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Word Origin and History for paginate

"to mark or number the pages of a publication," 1858 (implied in paginated), back-formation from pagination. Medieval Latin had paginare, but it had another sense. Related: Paginating.