tissue paper

tis·sue pa·per

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tish-oo or, esp. British, tis-yoo pey-per]
- /ˈtɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈtɪs yu ˈpeɪ pər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tish-oo or, esp. British, tis-yoo pey-per]
- /ˈtɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈtɪs yu ˈpeɪ pər/

Definitions of tissue paper words

noun tissue paper a very thin, almost transparent paper used for wrapping delicate articles, covering illustrations in books, copying letters, etc. 1
noun tissue paper thin wrapping paper 1
noun tissue paper very thin soft delicate paper used to wrap breakable goods, as decoration, etc 0
noun tissue paper very thin, unsized, nearly transparent paper, for wrapping things, making tracings, etc. 0

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Origin of tissue paper

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80

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Parts of speech for Tissue paper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tissue paper

tissue paper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tissue paper usage trend in Literature

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