Papyrus

/pəˈpaɪɹəs/

Synonyms for "papyrus" (18 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
ancient documentcyperus papyrusegyptian paper reedegyptian paper rush

Strong matches (5)

Noun(3 words)
paperpaper plantpaper rush

Related words (9)

Noun(6 words)
papyripapyrus plantreedreed paperscrollsedge

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries
aquatic plantartifactdocumenthistorical documentpaperpapersplantsedgewetland plantwriting materialwritten document

More specific

5 entries
cultivated papyrusmanuscript fragmentpapyrus rollpapyrus sheetwild papyrus

Collocations

5 entries
ancient papyruspapyrus manuscriptpapyrus plantpapyrus scrollpapyrus sheet

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The words of the spell were written on papyrus.

Source: tatoeba (5707122)

The flatbread, likely unleavened and somewhat resembling pita bread, was fashioned from wild cereals such as barley, einkorn or oats, as well as tubers from an aquatic papyrus relative, that had been ground into flour.

Source: tatoeba (7000283)

Phoenician literature, written on papyrus, has mostly been lost to time and the elements.

Source: tatoeba (10104643)

Archaeologists found a papyrus scroll in the ruins.

Source: tatoeba (10108078)

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