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news

|news|

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🇺🇸

/nuːz/

🇬🇧

/njuːz/

recent events

Etymology
Etymology Information

'news' originates from the English word 'new,' which meant 'recent' or 'fresh.'

Historical Evolution

'newes' was used in Middle English to refer to new things or tidings, eventually evolving into the modern English word 'news.'

Meaning Changes

Initially, it meant 'new things or tidings,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'information about recent events.'

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by newspapers, periodicals, radio, or television.

The evening news reported a major earthquake in the region.

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Noun 2

a person, thing, or event considered as a choice subject for journalistic treatment; newsworthy material.

The celebrity's sudden marriage became big news.

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