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- adjective
Written orrecorded on or as if onpapyrus .
Etymologies
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im- + papyrus + -ate + -ed
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Examples
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He had been educated at Oxford University and possessed a motor-car, and yet he addressed her as "old girl" and alluded to "the regular beanfeast" they would have when they were married; and the damsel not only found nothing wanting in the missive, but treasured it as if it had been an impapyrated kiss.
The Belovéd Vagabond William John Locke 1896
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