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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024news /nuz, nyuz/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]- a report of a recent event;
information:to hear news of a relative. - a report on recent or new events in a newspaper or magazine, or on radio or television:[the + ~]the six o'clock news.
- such reports thought of as a group:good at his job of gathering news.
- Journalisma person, event, etc., thought of as worth reporting:This scandal is news.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024news (no̅o̅z, nyo̅o̅z),USA pronunciation n. (usually used with a sing. v.) - a report of a recent event;
intelligence;
information:His family has had no news of his whereabouts for months. - the presentation of a report on recent or new events in a newspaper or other periodical or on radio or television.
- such reports taken collectively;
information reported:There's good news tonight. - Journalisma person, thing, or event considered as a choice subject for journalistic treatment;
newsworthy material. Cf. copy (def. 5). - newspaper.
- newscast.
- 1425–75; late Middle English newis, plural of newe new thing, novelty (see new); on the model of Middle French noveles (plural of novele), or Medieval Latin nova (plural of novum); see novel2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: news /njuːz/ n (functioning as singular)- current events; important or interesting recent happenings
- information about such events, as in the mass media
- the news ⇒ a presentation, such as a radio broadcast, of information of this type
- interesting or important information not previously known or realized
- a person, fashion, etc, widely reported in the mass media: she is no longer news in the film world
Etymology: 15th Century: from Middle English newes, plural of newe new (adj) on model of Old French noveles or Medieval Latin nova new thingsˈnewsless adj |