TABLOIDS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Tabloid

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 19th century: from tablet+ -oid. Originally the proprietary name of a medicine sold in tablets, the term came to denote any small medicinal tablet; the current sense reflects the notion of ‘concentrated, easily assimilable’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtablɔɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a newspaper having pages half the size of those of the average broadsheet, typically popular in style and dominated by sensational stories

Short Definition:

newspaper having pages half size of those of average broadsheet

Examples:
  • the tabloid press

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