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ti⋅dings

  [tahy-dingz]
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–noun (sometimes used with a singular verb)
news, information, or intelligence: sad tidings.
Origin:
bef. 1100; ME; OE tīdung; c. D tijding, G Zeitung news; akin to ON tīthindi. See tide 2 , -ing 1
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tid·ing   (tī'dĭng)   
n.  A piece of information or news. Often used in the plural: tidings of great joy; sad tidings. See Synonyms at news.

[Middle English tiding, perhaps from Old Norse tīdhendi, events, from tīdhr, occurring; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]
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tidings 
"announcement of an event," 1069, from O.E. tidung "event, occurrence, piece of news," perhaps in part a verbal noun from O.E. tidan "to happen," in part from O.N. tiðendi (pl.) "events, news," from tiðr (adj.) "occurring," from PIE *di-ti- (see tide). Cf. Norw. tidende "tidings, news," Du. tijding, Ger. Zeitung "newspaper").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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