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) | 1. | a report of a recent event; intelligence; information: His family has had no news of his whereabouts for months. |
| 2. | the presentation of a report on recent or new events in a newspaper or other periodical or on radio or television. |
| 3. | such reports taken collectively; information reported: There's good news tonight. |
| 4. | a person, thing, or event considered as a choice subject for journalistic treatment; newsworthy material. Compare copy (def. 5). |
| 5. | newspaper. |
| 6. | newscast. |
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pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
[Middle English newes, new things, tidings, pl. of newe, new thing, new; see new.] news'less adj. Synonyms: These nouns denote information about hitherto unknown events and happenings: just heard the good news; sent advice that the loan was approved; a source of intelligence about the war; tidings of victory; received word of his death. |
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noun | |
| 1. | information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome" |
| 2. | information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" |
| 3. | a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night" [syn: news program] |
| 4. | informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone; "it was news to me" |
| 5. | the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world" [syn: newsworthiness] |
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news
see bad news; break the news; no news is good news.
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
news [njuːz] noun singular
Example: You can hear the news on the radio at 9 o'clock; Is there any news about your friend?; (also adjective) a news broadcast
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NeWS
/nee'wis/, /n[y]oo'is/ or /n[y]ooz/ Network extensible Window System.
Many hackers insist on the two-syllable pronunciations above as a way of distinguishing NeWS from news (the netnews software).
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netnews
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Newport News, VA (city, FIPS 700) Location: 37.07585 N, 76.51416 W
Population (1990): 170045 (69728 housing units)
Area: 177.0 sq km (land), 131.3 sq km (water)
Newport News, VA (city, FIPS 56000) Location: 37.07585 N, 76.51416 W
Population (1990): 170045 (69728 housing units)
Area: 177.0 sq km (land), 131.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 23601, 23602, 23603, 23604, 23605, 23606, 23607
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
News
News\, n [From New; cf. F. nounelles. News ?s plural in form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.]1. A report of recent occurences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tindings; recent intelligence. Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton. 2. Something strange or newly happened. It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to the strong and rich. --L'Estrange. 3. A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [Obs.] There cometh a news thither with his horse. --Pepys.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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