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wallpaper

Pronunciation: /ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpə/

The English word “wallpaper” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
  2. A roll of such paper.
  3. A style or design of such material.
  4. Anything that serves as a background or part of the surroundings.
  5. An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.
  6. Generic footage of a building or location that may be used in the background of a related news report.
  7. Gaudy mass-produced stamps, typically of little or no value and only produced for sale to collectors.
  8. A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards.

verb

  1. To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.

Etymology

From wall + paper.

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