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printer's ream

printer's ream noun: twenty-one and a half quires of paper, i.e. 516 sheets.

Noun

printer's ream

  1. (UK, dated) Twenty-one and a half quires of paper, i.e. 516 sheets.

Questions about printer's ream

What does printer's ream mean?
Printer's ream means twenty-one and a half quires of paper, i.e. 516 sheets.
What part of speech is printer's ream?
Printer's ream is a noun.

Words near printer's ream in the dictionary

  1. printer's inks
  2. printer's proof
  3. printer's proofs
  4. printer's reader
  5. printer's readers
  6. printer's ream
  7. printer-friendly
  8. printerdom
  9. printeress
  10. printeresses
  11. printeries

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