"past paper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: past papers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} past paper (plural past papers)
  1. (education) An examination paper from a previous year. Wikipedia link: past paper Categories (topical): Education Translations (examination paper from past years): seanpháipéar scrúdaithe [masculine] (Irish), extenta [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-past_paper-en-noun-1kIs-0m6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: education

Inflected forms

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