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单词 paperasserie
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Definition of paperasserie in English:

paperasserie

noun ˌpapəˈrasəri
  • Excessive bureaucratic procedure or paperwork; bureaucracy; red tape.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Edinburgh Review. From French paperasserie from paperasse quantity of paper, especially of bureaucratic paperwork (1590 in Middle French; from papier + -asse, augmentative suffix; compare in same sense Middle French paperat, paperas, plural) + -erie.

 
 

Definition of paperasserie in US English:

paperasserie

nounˌpapəˈrasəri
  • Excessive bureaucratic procedure or paperwork; bureaucracy; red tape.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Edinburgh Review. From French paperasserie from paperasse quantity of paper, especially of bureaucratic paperwork (1590 in Middle French; from papier + -asse, augmentative suffix; compare in same sense Middle French paperat, paperas, plural) + -erie.

 
 
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