stationery
noun
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The Internet is awash with mnemonics (“something (such as a word, a sentence, or a song) that helps people remember something“) designed to assist those who have trouble distinguishing between two similar words. A fair share of these turn out to be for the words stationery and stationary. The most commonly suggested method is to remember that you buy papER at a stationERy store. If this trick does not work for you, then perhaps it will help to remember that a stationery store is one that is run by a stationer. This word was originally applied to a bookseller, but by the middle of the 17th century it began to be used for a person who sells papers, pens, and office goods.
Examples of stationery in a Sentence
David Moin, WWD, 24 Mar. 2025
Davis recruited wedding planner Michelle Norwood to ensure each guest’s experience was seamlessly coordinated, Joy Proctor to design the weekend, and Kelsey Willis of Grey and Cake for the stationery.
—Megan Pinckney Rutherford, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
In addition to the flags, does anything else, such as state stationery, have the current emblem?
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Instead of discarding the idea, the team reimagined its potential, creating a product that transformed the stationery industry.
—Mamie Jones, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Stationery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stationery. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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