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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tab•loid /ˈtæblɔɪd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a newspaper about half the size of an ordinary newspaper, usually with many pictures and often featuring sensational stories.
adj. [before a noun] - sensational:tabloid journalism.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tab•loid (tab′loid),USA pronunciation n. - a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.
- a newspaper this size concentrating on sensational and lurid news, usually heavily illustrated.
- a short form or version;
condensation;
synopsis;
summary.
adj. - compressed or condensed in or as if in a tabloid:a tabloid article; a tabloid account of the adventure.
- luridly or vulgarly sensational.
tab′loid•ism, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tabloid /ˈtæblɔɪd/ n - a newspaper with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
- (modifier) designed to appeal to a mass audience or readership; sensationalist: the tabloid press, tabloid television
Etymology: 20th Century: from earlier Tabloid, a trademark for a medicine in tablet form |