news
Pronunciation: /njuːz/
The English word “news” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- New information of interest.
- Information about current events disseminated by the media.
- Messages posted on newsgroups.
verb
Etymology
From Middle English newes, newys (“new things”), equivalent to new (noun) + -s (plural suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Näis (“news”), East Frisian näjs (“news”), West Frisian nijs (“news”), Dutch nieuws (“news”), German Low German Neeis (“new things; news”), though, unlike the English word, those cognates originated as genitives, not as plurals. Sometimes erroneously claimed to be an acronym…
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