"wastepaper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wastepapers [plural]
Etymology: From waste + paper. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|waste|paper}} waste + paper Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wastepaper (countable and uncountable, plural wastepapers)
  1. unwanted paper that has been discarded Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: wastepaper basket, wastepaper bin Related terms: litter Translations (unwanted paper that has been discarded): 廢紙 (Chinese Mandarin), 废纸 (fèizhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), makulatura [feminine] (Czech), oudpapier [neuter] (Dutch), jätepaperi (Finnish), vieux papiers [masculine, plural] (French), maculature [feminine] (French), მაკულატურა (maḳulaṭura) (Georgian), Altpapier [neuter] (German), Makulatur [feminine] (German), dramhpháipéar [masculine] (Irish), 紙屑 (kamikuzu) (alt: かみくず) (Japanese), 屑紙 (kuzukami) (alt: くずかみ) (Japanese), makulatura [feminine] (Polish), макулату́ра (makulatúra) [feminine] (Russian), макулату́ра (makulatúra) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
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    {
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
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    {
      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
      "word": "მაკულატურა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
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      ],
      "word": "Altpapier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Makulatur"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
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      ],
      "word": "dramhpháipéar"
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      "alt": "かみくず",
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
      "word": "紙屑"
    },
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      "alt": "くずかみ",
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
      "word": "屑紙"
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
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      "word": "makulatura"
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      "sense": "unwanted paper that has been discarded",
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      "word": "макулату́ра"
    },
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      "word": "макулату́ра"
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