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newspaper

news·pa·per

UK/ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/ US/ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/ common

noun

1.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

  • “he read his newspaper at breakfast”
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2.

a business firm that publishes newspapers

  • “Murdoch owns many newspapers”
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3.

a newspaper as a physical object

  • “when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper”
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4.

cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers

  • “they used bales of newspaper every day”
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Origin

From news + paper.

Phrases

  • evening newspaper
  • family newspaper
  • living newspaper
  • newspaper cigar
  • newspaper round
  • print newspaper
  • quality newspaper
  • street newspaper

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