different between newspaper vs weekly

English

Etymology

news +? paper

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nju?s?pe?p?/, /?nju?z?pe?p?/
• (General American) enPR: n(y)o?oz'p?p?r, IPA^(key): /?n(j)uz?pe?p?/
• Hyphenation: news?pa?per

Noun

newspaper (countable and uncountable, plural newspapers)

1. (countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.

   Synonyms: daily, paper, (derogatory) rag
2. (uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.

   Synonym: newsprint

Derived terms

• newspaperdom
• newspaperism
• online newspaper

Translations

See also

• fish wrap
• rag
• scandal sheet
• tabloid

Verb

newspaper (third-person singular simple present newspapers, present participle newspapering, simple past and past participle newspapered)

1. (transitive) To cover with newspaper.

2. (intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)

3. (transitive, obsolete) To harass in newspaper articles.

Usage notes

• The harass sense is usually in passive constructions.

Further reading

• newspaper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Middle English wekely, weikly (adverb), equivalent to week +? -ly. Compare Dutch wekelijks (“weekly”), German wöchentlich (“weekly”), Danish ugentlig (“weekly”), Norwegian ukentlig (“weekly”), Icelandic vikulega (“weekly”), Swedish veckovis (“weekly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi?k.li/
• Rhymes: -i?k.li
• Homophone: weakly

Adverb

weekly (not comparable)

1. Once every week.

2. Every week.

Synonyms

• hebdomadally

Derived terms

• biweekly
• semi-weekly
• twice-weekly
• twi-weekly

Translations

Adjective

weekly (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a week.
2. Happening once a week, or every week.

Synonyms

• hebdomadal

Translations

Noun

weekly (plural weeklies)

1. A publication that is published once a week.

Descendants

• Japanese: ?????? (w?kur?)

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