noun
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a paper to write on.
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a written message addressed to someone; a letter.
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a newspaper or a periodical.
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a metal plate having some message, information on a transaction, etc. carved on.
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the sharp edge of a sword or any other cutting instrument.
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the outer covering of the hard, aromatic seed of the tree Myristica fragtrans of Myristiaceae family, that yields the spice mace.