Added 8 October 2026
news
/njuːz/ noun
In Latin: nuntium, nuntia Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about news at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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New information of interest.
Is there any news about the storm?
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Information about current events disseminated by the media.
Did you hear/read/see the latest news?
- Messages posted on newsgroups.
verb
noun
- plural of new
Origin
From Middle English newes, newys (“new things”), equivalent to new (noun) + -s (plural suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Näis (“news”), East Frisian näjs (“news”), West Frisian nijs (“news”), Dutch nieuws (“news”), German Low German Neeis (“new things; news”), though, unlike the English word, those cognates originated as genitives, not as plurals. Sometimes erroneously claimed to be an acronym of "North, East, West, South" or "Noteworthy Events, Weather, Sports".
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