Hypertext Webster Gateway: "news"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
News \News\, n [From New; cf. F. nounelles. News ?s plural in
form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.]
1. A report of recent occurences; information of something
that has lately taken place, or of something before
unknown; fresh tindings; recent intelligence.
Evil news rides post, while good news baits.
--Milton.
2. Something strange or newly happened.
It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to
the strong and rich. --L'Estrange.
3. A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [Obs.]
There cometh a news thither with his horse. --Pepys.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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