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PAPERCLIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paperclip mean?
• PAPERCLIP (noun)
The noun PAPERCLIP has 1 sense:
1. a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
Familiarity information: PAPERCLIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gem clip; paper clip; paperclip
Context example:
the paper clip was invented in 1900
Hypernyms ("paperclip" is a kind of...):
clip (any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together)
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