Rapportage
//ɹəˈpɔːtɪd͡ʒ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The reporting of social news, especially by an eyewitness. uncountable
"And if she was absurd, so was the house and its cast. Essie watched it, mainly through the rapportage of Mrs. Harradson, namely the house."
- 2 Information of a social nature that has been reported. uncountable
"There was, of course, an element of what they now call rapportage in Papa's work. He picked up material from the country folk round about in rather odd ways, and as a result he seems to have gained something of a preternatural character in their regard."
Example
More examples"And if she was absurd, so was the house and its cast. Essie watched it, mainly through the rapportage of Mrs. Harradson, namely the house."
Etymology
From French rapportage, from rapport + -age.
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