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  noun

  one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
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  Page

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

page

¹ American  

[peyj] / peɪdʒ /

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.

3. a single sheet of paper for writing.

4. a noteworthy or distinctive event or period.

   a reign that formed a gloomy page in English history.

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

6. Computers.

   1. web page.

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

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

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

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verb (used with object)

paged, paging

1. to paginate.

2. to turn pages (usually followed bythrough ).

   to page through a book looking for a specific passage.

idioms

1. on the same page, (of two or more people) having a similar understanding or way of thinking.

   Parents should be on the same page about raising their children.

page ² American  

[peyj] / peɪdʒ /

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.

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

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

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verb (used with object)

paged, paging

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.

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

4. to attend as a page.

Page ³ American  

[peyj] / peɪdʒ /

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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page ¹ British  

/ 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

3. medieval history

   1. a boy in training for knighthood in personal attendance on a knight

   2. a youth in the personal service of a person of rank, esp in a royal household

      page of the chamber

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

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

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verb

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

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

page ² British  

/ peɪdʒ /

noun

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

2. such a leaf considered as a unit

   insert a new page

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

4. an episode, phase, or period

   a glorious page in the revolution

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

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verb

1. another word for paginate

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

Page ³ British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of page¹

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”

Origin of page²

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

Explanation

A page is one sheet of a book, magazine, or other collection of papers. You can read a page in a children's picture book much faster than a page of War and Peace. If you read a book, turning its pages, you page through it, and if you write a number on each unnumbered page, you could say you page it. There are other pages too, including a medieval knight's assistant and an errand-runner in a legislative office. You can also page someone, or call for them over a speaker in a public place — this meaning comes from the idea of "sending a page to fetch someone."

Example Sentences

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“The Hemingways of the world were out there. It used to be a badass thing to be a writer, and a brave thing to put your thoughts onto the page and publish them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The campaign takes a page from other Rust Belt cities, including Detroit and South Bend, that have undertaken big blight elimination crusades, with varying degrees of success.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

A photo of Fifa president Gianni Infantino dominates the Observer's front page as it reports on the fallout from his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Adams’ books have also been advertised for sale on FLAG’s Facebook page, with links going directly to Adams’ personal website for the books rather than FLAG’s shopify page.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

“Yeah, probably,” she mumbled around a mouthful of salad as she turned her attention back to the open page in front of her.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

When the rumor mills incorrectly assumed Page was playing Achilles, heads exploded.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

After Beck’s death in 2023, Mr. Page said “Jeff could channel music from the ethereal.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

He addressed skipping the party, telling Page Six, “I love my daughter, always have, always will.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

"Helicobacter bacteria have long been associated with gastrointestinal disorders in humans and other animals, including chronic gastritis, ulcers, and even gastric cancer," said Annie Page, D.V.M.,

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

He starts writing: Play guitar like Jimmy Page.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

Sometimes, recalling another ingredient needed, she called Safeway and had her husband paged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The office clerk went over the house rules, paged through a sheaf of papers for him to sign and peppered him with questions, some superficial and others deep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

I paged through, stopped and smiled when I saw it.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

The OB resident escalated to her senior, who paged her attending and the anesthesiologist on call.

From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2023

I watched the hands move slowly past the letters, paged Sonny every few minutes, and waited for the phone to ring.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Minutes later, Totorica was paging for an emergency team over the loudspeakers.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024

But around three seconds in, your amygdala starts paging for backup.

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

I kept swiping, paging through one video after another like a person possessed.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2023

And as I brought the rings to my lips to kiss them, I was startled by a blaring airport announcement: “Paging Michael Newman, paging Michael Newman.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022

We sit on the big bed, paging through the Life magazines Mrs. Washburn left for us when she moved out.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

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