Papyrus Synonyms

pə-pīrəs
Tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Egyptian paper reed
  2. Egyptian paper rush
  3. paper rush
  4. paper plant
  5. Cyperus papyrus

Words Related to Papyrus

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. cuneiform
  2. papyri
  3. ostraca
  4. ostraka
  5. manuscript
  6. oxyrhynchus
  7. stele
  8. Derveni
  9. hieroglyphic
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Papyrus Sentence Examples

  • The words map and chart are derived from mappa and charta, the former being the Latin for napkin or cloth, the latter for papyrus or parchment.

  • When such faults occurred, the papyrus must be re-made.

  • Papyrus was also known to the Assyrians, who called it " the reed of Egypt."

  • Papyrus also made its way into Italy, but at how early a period there is nothing to show.

  • A fragment of the "sacred marriage" of Zas and Chthonie was found on an Egyptian papyrus at the end of the r9th century.

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