Dictionary entry details
• PAPERS (noun)
Meaning:
Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
document; papers; written document
Hypernyms ("papers" is a kind of...):
piece of writing; writing; written material (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect))
Meronyms (parts of "papers"):
article; clause (a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will))
preamble (a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "papers"):
articles of incorporation (a document filed with a state by the founders of a corporation)
papyrus (a document written on papyrus)
patent; patent of invention (a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention)
platform; political platform; political program; program (a document stating the aims and principles of a political party)
resignation (a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign)
declaration; resolution; resolve (a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote)
source (a document (or organization) from which information is obtained)
specification ((patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention)
voucher (a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure)
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
form (a printed document with spaces in which to write)
enclosure; inclosure (something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter)
ballot (a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting)
brevet (a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay))
capitualtion (a document containing the terms of surrender)
certificate; certification; credential; credentials (a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts)
charter (a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation)
commercial document; commercial instrument (a document of or relating to commerce)
confession (a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party)
copyright; right of first publication (a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work)
report; study; written report (a written document describing the findings of some individual or group)
