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| 1. | [ noun ] (writing,news) a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements | |
| Synonyms: | paper | |
| Examples: | "he read his newspaper at breakfast" |
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| Related terms: | press school_newspaper gazette tabloid daily column headline news_item comic_strip sports_section news_article feature rotogravure | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (writing,business) a business firm that publishes newspapers | |
| Synonyms: | paper newspaper_publisher | |
| Examples: | "Murdoch owns many newspapers" |
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| Related terms: | publisher | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (writing) a newspaper as a physical object | |
| Synonyms: | paper | |
| Examples: | : "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" |
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| Related terms: | product | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (printing) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers | |
| Synonyms: | newsprint | |
| Examples: | "they used bales of newspaper every day" |
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| Related terms: | paper | |
| Similar spelling: |
newspaperman newspapering newspaper_ad |
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