page

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 (such 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

Origin and Etymology of page

Middle English, from Anglo-French

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verb

Definition of page

paged; paging

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

page

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 and Etymology of page

Middle French, from Latin pagina; akin to Latin pangere to fix, fasten — more at pact

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epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow

page

verb

Definition of page

paged; paging

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

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biographical name \ ˈpāj \

Definition of Page

Walter Hines 1855–1918 American journalist and diplomat

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page

noun \ ˈpāj \

Definition of page for Students

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

page

noun

Definition of page for Students

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

page

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Definition of page for Students

paged; paging

:to send for or contact someone by a public announcement or by using a pager

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