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news

news [ nyooz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. recent information: information about recent events or developments
I phoned the hospital, and the news is good.

2. current events: information about current events printed in newspapers or broadcast by the media
She has been in the news a lot lately.

3. programme: a radio or television broadcast presenting the important events or developments that have taken place
I heard about it on the radio news.

4. somebody or something interesting: somebody or something considered as being of interest to people in general
The reporters considered that the Royal Family were always news.

5. something previously unknown: something previously unknown to somebody that he or she is surprised to hear about
They're divorcing? That's news to me!

[15th century. Plural of new]
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