page

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noun (1)

ˈpāj 

1

a

: one of the leaves of a publication or manuscript

also : a single side of one of these leaves

b

: the material printed or written on a page

2

a

: the block of information found at a single World Wide Web address

b

: a sizable subdivision of computer memory

also : a block of information that fills a page and can be transferred as a unit between the internal and external storage of a computer

3

a

: a noteworthy event or period

b

: a written record

page

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verb (1)

paged; paging

intransitive verb

: to turn the pages (as of a book or magazine) especially in a steady or haphazard manner

—usually used with through

transitive verb

: to number or mark the pages of

page

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verb (2)

paged; paging

transitive verb

1

: to summon by repeatedly calling out the name of

2

: to send a message to via a pager

3

: to wait on or serve in the capacity of a page

page

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noun (2)

1

a(1)

: a youth being trained for the medieval rank of knight and in the personal service of a knight

(2)

: a youth attendant on a person of rank especially in the medieval period

b

: a boy serving as an honorary attendant at a formal function (such as a wedding)

2

: one employed to deliver messages, assist patrons, serve as a guide, or attend to similar duties

3

: an act or instance of paging

a page came over the loudspeaker

got a page from the client

Synonyms

Noun (2)

• courier
• express [British]
• go-between
• messenger
• runner

Examples of page in a Sentence

Noun (2)

dispatch a page to bring coffee to the senator

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The platform can be edited by anybody, meaning the pages of controversial individuals are often fought over by multiple users with different views about the content. —Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024

The layout and design of the reporting pages is often not intuitive. —Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024

Verb

The entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center on September 17, 2024, after hundreds of people were wounded when Hezbollah members' paging devices exploded simultaneously across Lebanon. —Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024

One evening, after midnight, a neurologist paged him and asked him to help check on an older patient who’d been unconscious for a few days. —Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle French, from Latin pagina; akin to Latin pangere to fix, fasten — more at pact

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Phrases Containing page

• blank page
• borrow a page from
• borrow/take a page from someone
• borrow/take a page from someone's book
• business page(s)
• financial page(s)
• For You page
• front-page
• front-page news
• home page
• jump/leap off the page
• on the printed page
• on the same page
• page boy
• page through
• page-turner
• page view
• printed page/word
• sports page(s)
• title page
• web page

Kids Definition

page

1 of 4 noun

ˈpāj 

1

: a youth in the Middle Ages being trained for knighthood and in the service of a knight

2

: a youth serving a person of rank

3

: a person employed especially to deliver messages or perform personal services (as in a hotel)

page

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paged; paging

1

: to serve as a page

2

: to send for by calling out the name of

3

: to contact by means of a pager

page

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1

a

: one side of a printed or written leaf

b

: the entire leaf

c

: the material printed or written on a page

2

a

: a written record

the pages of history

b

: an event worth recording

an exciting page in one's life

3

a

: a large section of computer memory

b

: the information found at a single World Wide Web address

page

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paged; paging

1

: to number or mark the pages of

2

: to turn the pages (as of a book or magazine) especially in a quick steady manner

Etymology

Noun

Middle English page "a youth trained to serve a knight," from early French page (same meaning)

Noun

from early French page "a leaf in a book," from Latin pagina (same meaning)

Biographical Definition

Page

biographical name

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Walter Hines 1855–1918 American journalist and diplomat