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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements;
- Example: "he read his newspaper at breakfast"
[syn: newspaper, paper]

2. a business firm that publishes newspapers;
- Example: "Murdoch owns many newspapers"
[syn: newspaper, paper, newspaper publisher]

3. the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher;
- Example: "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"
[syn: newspaper, paper]

4. cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers;
- Example: "they used bales of newspaper every day"
[syn: newspaper, newsprint]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

newspaper n 1: a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" [syn: newspaper, paper] 2: a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers" [syn: newspaper, paper, newspaper publisher] 3: the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" [syn: newspaper, paper] 4: cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; "they used bales of newspaper every day" [syn: newspaper, newsprint]