JOURNALESE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The style in which newspapers are written

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("journalese" is a kind of...):

expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "journalese"):

luridness; sensationalism (the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes)

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