Newsprint

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An inexpensive paper used for printing newspapers. countable, uncountable

    "The journalism trade publication Editor and Publisher announced in the spring of 1954 that more newsprint had been generated about Jorgensen during the previous year than about any other individual—over a million and a half words, the rough equivalent of fifteen full-length books."

  2. 2
    cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers wordnet

Synonyms

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newspapernewspaperpaper

Example

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"When I moved house, I wrapped everything in newsprint."

Etymology

From news + print.

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