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news
What does news mean?
news (noun): information about current events disseminated by the media.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use news in a sentence?
- I heard about the earthquake on the morning news. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does news come from?
From Middle English newes, newys (“new things”), equivalent to new (noun) + -s (plural suffix).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “news” mean?
information about current events disseminated by the media
Right! That's what “news” means.
an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
Not quite: that's what beach means.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
Not quite: that's what friend means.
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