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 Definitions for news: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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News \News\ (n[=u]z), n [From New; cf. F. nounelles. News is
plural in form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.]
1. A report of recent occurrences; information of something
that has lately taken place, or of something before
unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence.
[1913 Webster]
Evil news rides post, while good news baits.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Something strange or newly happened.
[1913 Webster]
It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to
the strong and rich. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]
3. A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
There cometh a news thither with his horse. --Pepys.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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news
n 1: new information about specific and timely events; "they
awaited news of the outcome" [syn: intelligence, tidings,
word]
2: new information of any kind; "it was news to me"
3: a program devoted to news; "we watch the 7 o'clock news
every night" [syn: news program, news show]
4: information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the
news of my death was greatly exaggerated"
5: the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported
in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness
of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world"
[syn: newsworthiness]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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49 Moby Thesaurus words for "news":
account, advice, announcement, bulletin, communication, communique,
daily, daily newspaper, dirt, dispatch, dope, expose, extra,
extra edition, gazette, gossip, hearsay, info, information,
intelligence, low-down, lowdown, message, national newspaper,
neighborhood newspaper, newscast, newspaper, newspaper of record,
paper, poop, press release, rag, report, rumor, scandal, scoop,
scuttlebutt, sheet, special, special edition, statement, story,
tabloid, talk, tattle, tidings, weekly, weekly newspaper, word
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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NEWS
Netware Early Warning System (Novell, Netware)
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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NEWS
Networked Extensible Windowing System (Sun), "NeWS"
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
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NeWS /nee'wis/, /n[y]oo'is/ or /n[y]ooz/ n. [acronym; the `Network
Window System'] The road not taken in window systems, an elegant
{PostScript}-based environment that would almost certainly have won
the standards war with X if it hadn't been proprietary to Sun
Microsystems. There is a lesson here that too many software vendors
haven't yet heeded. Many hackers insist on the two-syllable
pronunciations above as a way of distinguishing NeWS from Usenet news
(the netnews software).
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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news
See netnews.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
:
NeWS
/nee'wis/, /n[y]oo'is/ or /n[y]ooz/ {Network extensible Window
System}.
Many hackers insist on the two-syllable pronunciations above
as a way of distinguishing NeWS from news (the netnews
software).
[Jargon File]
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