REAM


Meaning of REAM in English

n. 1 twenty quires or 500 (formerly 480) sheets of paper (or a larger number, to allow for waste). 2 (in pl.) a large quantity of paper or writing (wrote reams about it).

[ ME rem, rim f. OF raime etc., ult. f. Arab. rizma bundle ]

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