newsprint

/nˈuzpɹɪnt/

newsprint

English Noun
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Definition

An inexpensive paper used for printing newspapers.

Etymology

From news + print.

Example Sentences

  • "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."
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