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English

Etymology

From Middle English newes, newys (“new things”), equivalent to new (noun) +? -s. Compare Saterland Frisian Näis (“news”), East Frisian näjs ("news"), West Frisian nijs (“news”), Dutch nieuws (“news”), German Low German Neeis (“new things; news”). Often erroneously said to be an acronym of "North, East, West, South" or "Noteworthy Events, Weather, Sports".

Pronunciation

• enPR: nyo?oz, no?oz, IPA^(key): /n(j)u?z/
• Homophones: gnus, nus (in some dialects)
• Rhymes: -u?z
• Hyphenation: news

Noun

news (uncountable)

1. New information of interest.
   • 1598, William Shakespeare, Alls Well that Ends Well, Act II, sc 3:

     Sirrah, your lord and master's married; there's news for you: you have a new mistress.

   Is there any news about the storm?

   That was not much news in the press release.

2. Information about current events disseminated via media.

   Did you hear/read/see the latest news?

   The news is that a new leader will be elected in one month.

3. (computing, Internet) Posts published on newsgroups

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

news (third-person singular simple present newses, present participle newsing, simple past and past participle newsed)

1. (transitive, archaic) To report; to make known.
   • 1874, Robert Cowie, Shetland (page 157)

     This remark was newsed abroad; whereupon the loyal authorities of Lerwick immediately had the revolutionary skipper arrested, on a charge of high treason.

References

• News (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• news on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• sewn, snew, wens

French

Noun

news m (plural news)

1. news magazine or programme

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• nyouz

Etymology

From English news.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [njuz]

Noun

news

1. news, information

   Synonyms: nouvel, samachar

Polish

Etymology

From English news.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?us/

Noun

news m anim

1. news (new information of interest)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) newsowy

Further reading

• news in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• news in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???f/

Etymology 1

Shortened from earlier griffin.

Noun

griff (plural griffs)

1. (India) griffin, (white) newcomer

Etymology 2

Compare grip, gripe.

Noun

griff (plural griffs)

1. (obsolete) grasp; reach

   • A vaine of gold ore within one spades griffe in the first turfe of the ground

2. (weaving) An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.

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Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• grefa, griefo, griefs, grifa, griffa, griffo

Noun

griff (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, slang) marijuana.

Derived terms

• green griff
• griff house

German

Verb

griff

1. first/third-person singular preterite of greifen

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Gryph, from Latin gryphus, from Ancient Greek ???? (grúps).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??rif?]
• Hyphenation: griff
• Rhymes: -if?

Noun

griff (plural griffek)

1. griffin (a mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Declension

Synonyms

• griffmadár

References