First Known Use: 14th century
Dictionary
1page
noun \ˈpāj\
Definition of PAGE
1
a (1) : a youth being trained for the medieval rank of knight and in the personal service of a knight (2) : a youth attendant on a person of rank especially in the medieval period b : a boy serving as an honorary attendant at a formal function (as a wedding)
2
: one employed to deliver messages, assist patrons, serve as a guide, or attend to similar duties
3
: an act or instance of paging <a page came over the loudspeaker> <got a page from the client>
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Origin of PAGE
Middle English, from Anglo-French
2page
verb
pagedpag·ing
Definition of PAGE
transitive verb
1
: to wait on or serve in the capacity of a page
2
: to summon by repeatedly calling out the name of
3
: to send a message to via a pager
First Known Use of PAGE
15th century
3page
noun
Definition of PAGE
1
a : one of the leaves of a publication or manuscript; also : a single side of one of these leaves b : the material printed or written on a page
2
a : a written record b : a noteworthy event or period
3
a : a sizable subdivision of computer memory; also : a block of information that fills a page and can be transferred as a unit between the internal and external storage of a computer b : the block of information found at a single World Wide Web address
Origin of PAGE
Middle French, from Latin pagina; akin to Latin pangere to fix, fasten — more at pact
First Known Use: 1589
Other Printing Terms
4page
verb
pagedpag·ing
Definition of PAGE
transitive verb
: to number or mark the pages of
intransitive verb
: to turn the pages (as of a book or magazine) especially in a steady or haphazard manner —usually used with through
First Known Use of PAGE
1628
Page
biographical name \ˈpāj\
Definition of PAGE
Walter Hines 1855–1918 Am. journalist & diplomat
PAGE Defined for Kids
1page
noun \ˈpāj\
Definition of PAGE for Kids
1
: one side of a printed or written sheet of paper
2
: a large section of computer memory
3
: the information found at a single World Wide Web address
2page
noun
Definition of PAGE for Kids
1
: a person employed (as by a hotel or the United States Congress) to carry messages or run errands
2
: a boy being trained to be a knight in the Middle Ages
3page
verb
pagedpag·ing
Definition of PAGE for Kids
: to send for or contact someone by a public announcement or by using a pager
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