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papyral

papyral adjective: synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.

Adjective

papyral (comparative more papyral, superlative most papyral)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.
    Synonyms:
    papery, of, similar to, or related to paper
  2. Synonym of papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
    Synonyms:
    papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus
  3. (rare) Synonym of papyrological, of or related to papyrology.
    • More recent research, patristic and papyral, has largely changed the method of Old Testament exegesis.1910, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. I, p. 582
    Synonyms:
    papyrological, of or related to papyrology

Synonyms of papyral

Forms of papyral

comparativemore papyral
superlativemost papyral

Origin of papyral

From papyrus + -al.

Questions about papyral

What does papyral mean?
Papyral means synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.
What part of speech is papyral?
Papyral is an adjective.

Words near papyral in the dictionary

  1. Papworth Everard
  2. Papworth St Agnes
  3. Papworths
  4. papyr
  5. papyraceous
  6. papyral
  7. papyrean
  8. papyri
  9. papyrian
  10. papyric
  11. papyriferous

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