Hypertext Webster Gateway: "newspaper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Newspaper \News"pa`per\, n.
A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated
intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events,
advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates
news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies,
public announcements, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
newspaper
n 1: a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains
news and articles and advertisements; "he read his
newspaper at breakfast" [syn: {paper}]
2: a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns
many newspapers" [syn: {paper}, {newspaper publisher}]
3: a newspaper as a physical object: "when it began to rain he
covered his head with a newspaper" [syn: {paper}]
4: cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing
newspapers; "they used bales of newspaper every day" [syn:
{newsprint}]
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