/ˈnjuːzpeɪpə/
Translation
Large folded sheets of paper, printed every day or every week, with reports about what is happening.
Word origin
A compound of news and paper, first used in the 1600s when printed news sheets began to appear.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- news + paper
- English cognates
- news, paper
Grammar
Examples
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A newspaper is printed and comes out every day.
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The front page holds the biggest story of the day.
wrapping .
"Newspapers" is the plural of "newspaper".
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Grammar articles
(3)British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Advanced passive structures in English: the get-passive, it is said that, and passives with two objects
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