"paperchase" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: paperchases [plural]
Etymology: From paper + chase. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{affix|en|paper|chase}} paper + chase Head templates: {{en-noun}} paperchase (plural paperchases)
  1. A cross-country race in which a trail of shredded paper marks the route. Translations (a cross-country race in which a trail of shredded paper marks the route): lorg páipéir [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-paperchase-en-noun-HAtqxZB3 Disambiguation of 'a cross-country race in which a trail of shredded paper marks the route': 98 2
  2. (by extension) An administration process involving cross-references between many documents; the following of a paper trail. Tags: broadly Translations (dealing with paperwork): paperisota (Finnish), páipéarachas [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-paperchase-en-noun-w~j1Hnz- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'dealing with paperwork': 20 80

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