noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈn(j)uzˌlɛtɚ/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈnjuːzˌlɛtə/
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CMU ARPABET:N UW1 Z L EH2 T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: newssheet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: report, news report, story, account, write up
Narrower terms: market letter
History
Etymology
From news + letter.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
бюлетин
(bjuletin)
— publication
Chinese Mandarin:
實事通訊 /实事通讯
(shíshì tōngxùn)
— publication