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Definitions of papyrus:
  • noun:   a document written on papyrus
  • noun:   tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
  • noun:   paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans



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