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papyrean

papyrean is the alternative form of papyrian.

Meaning of papyrian

Adjective

papyrian (comparative more papyrian, superlative most papyrian)

  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.
    • The Tuesday after baseball season ended Rud was stretched out on his side on the livingroom carpet, the sports section unfolded and papyrian before him.1997, Colin Hester, Diamond Sutra, Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, →ISBN, page 42
    Synonyms:
    papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus

Forms of papyrean

comparativemore papyrean
superlativemost papyrean

Origin of papyrean

From papyrus + -ean.

Questions about papyrean

What is papyrean the alternative form of?
Papyrean is the alternative form of papyrian.

Words near papyrean in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: papyrean (page history and authors); papyrian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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