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past paper

past paper noun: an examination paper from a previous year.

Noun

past paper (plural past papers)

  1. An examination paper from a previous year.
    • Use the past papers to practise when revising.

Forms of past paper

pluralpast papers

Questions about past paper

What does past paper mean?
Past paper means an examination paper from a previous year.
What part of speech is past paper?
Past paper is a noun.
What is the plural of past paper?
The plural of past paper is past papers.

Words near past paper in the dictionary

  1. past master
  2. past masters
  3. past mistress
  4. past mistresses
  5. past one's prime
  6. past paper
  7. past papers
  8. past participial
  9. past participle
  10. past participles
  11. past perfect

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