noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈd͡ʒɜːn(ə)lɪzəm/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˈd͡ʒɝnl̩ˌɪzəm/
CMU ARPABET:JH ER1 N AH0 L IH2 Z AH0 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news media, or printed newspapers or periodicals, for the purpose of informing the audience, relying on a style of writing characteristic for this purpose, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events and (depending on type) either with or without analysis or interpretation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
Meronym: reporting (little to no analysis or interpretation)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: profession
Narrower terms: newspapering
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noun
Meaning 3
newspapers and magazines collectively
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.