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newsprint

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news⋅print

[nooz-print, nyooz-]
–noun
a low-grade, machine-finished paper made from wood pulp and a small percentage of sulfite pulp, used chiefly for newspapers.
Also called newspaper.


Origin:
1895–1900; news + print
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news·print   (nōōz'prĭnt', nyōōz'-)   
n.  Inexpensive paper made from wood pulp and used chiefly for printing newspapers. Also called newspaper.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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