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news(1) (iou)



news noun pl. (now usu. treated as sing.). [nju:z] LME.
[Pl. of NEW noun after Old French noveles pl. of novele (mod. nouvelle) NOVEL noun or medieval Latin nova pl. of novum use as noun of Latin novus NEW adjective. Cf. ODDS noun.]
New things, novelties. rare. LME-M16.
(Freq. with the.) Information, esp. when published or broadcast, about important or interesting recent events; such events themselves as a subject of report or talk. Also, newly received or noteworthy information about matters of personal, local, etc., interest. LME.
bad news: see BAD adjective. it is news to me, that is news to me, etc. colloq. I did not know that. spot news: see SPOT noun etc. that is news to me: see it is news to me above. YESTERDAY's news.
Shelley There are bad news from Palermo. E. Albee I have some terrible news for you. J. Rathbone The worst news of all was the fall of gallant Saragossa. P. Howard The Times was..born when there was a lot of news around.
b. A person, thing, or place regarded as worthy of discussion or of reporting by the media. E20.
R. Macaulay Aunt Dot and Father Chantry-Pigg..were..news in three continents.
A piece or item of news. L16-M17.
a. The newspapers; (rare) a newspaper. Freq. in titles of newspapers and periodicals. M18.
Daily News, Garden News, Illustrated London News, etc.
Swift His House was burnt..to the Ground. Yes; it was in the News.
b. (Usu. with the.) A television, radio, etc., broadcast in which news is announced and sometimes discussed. E20.
Sunday Times I then listen to the 5:45 news.
Comb.: news agency (a) a business that sells newspapers and periodicals; (b) an organization that collects news items and distributes them to newspapers, broadcasters, etc.; newsagent (a proprietor of) a shop selling newspapers, periodicals, and usu. confectionery, tobacco, etc.; newsboy: who sells or delivers newspapers; newsbreak (a) a newsworthy item; (b) a newsflash; newsbrief a short item of news, esp. on television; a newsflash; news bulletin a short broadcast or published news item or collection of news items; news butch, news butcher US colloq. a seller of newspapers, sweets, etc., on a train; newscast noun & verb (a) noun a broadcast of the news on radio or television; (b) verb intrans. transmit or broadcast news; newscaster (a) a newsreader; (b) an illuminated sign which transmits news etc.; news cinema Hist. a cinema showing short films, cartoons, and newsreels; news conference = press conference s.v. PRESS noun1; news desk the department of a broadcasting organization or newspaper responsible for collecting and reporting the news; newsflash a single item of important news broadcast separately and often interrupting other programmes; news-gatherer a person who researches news items esp. for broadcast or publication; newsgirl: who sells or delivers newspapers; newsgroup Computing a forum on a network (esp. the Internet) for the discussion of a particular subject and the exchange of information about it; a group of Internet users who exchange email messages on a topic of mutual interest; newshawk, newshound colloq. (orig. US) a newspaper reporter; newsletter (a) a letter specially written to communicate news; (b) Hist. a printed account of the news; (c) an informal printed report issued periodically to members of a society, business, etc.; newsman (a) a male reporter or journalist; (b) a man who sells or delivers newspapers; newsmonger a person who collects and reports news; a gossip; newsmongering reporting news, gossiping; newsprint cheap paper made from mechanical and chemical wood pulp and used chiefly for newspapers; newsreader a person who reads out the news on radio or television; newsreel a short television or cinema programme or film dealing with news and current affairs; news room (a) a reading-room specially set apart for newspapers; (b) an office in a newspaper or broadcasting office where news is processed; news-sheet a printed sheet containing the news, a simple form of newspaper; news-stand a stand or stall for the sale of newspapers; news theatre Hist. = news cinema above; news ticker a telegraphic recording instrument which automatically prints the news on to a tape; newsvendor a newspaper-seller; newswoman (a) a female newspaper-seller; (b) a female reporter or journalist.
newsful adjective (rare) M17.
newsless adjective M18.
newslessness noun M19.