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See also: Bulletin
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) enPR: bo͝olˈ -ə-tən, -ət-ən; IPA(key): /ˈ bʊl.ə.tən/, /ˈ bʊl.əʔ.n̩/
- (UK) enPR: bo͝olˈ -ĭ-tĭn, -ə-tĭn; IPA(key): /ˈ bʊl.ɪ.tɪn/, /ˈ bʊl.ə.tɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun[edit]
bulletin (plural bulletins)
- A short report, especially one released through official channels to be immediately broadcast or publicized.
- A time-sensitive news item or short news report.
- Synonyms: alert, breaking news, newsflash, update
- A short printed publication, especially one produced regularly by an organization.
- Synonyms: newsletter, organ, periodical
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
A short report
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A news update
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A short printed publication
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Verb[edit]
bulletin (third-person singular simple present bulletins, present participle bulletining, simple past and past participle bulletined)
- (transitive) To announce (something) by means of such a report or publication.
- to bulletin an employment vacancy
Translations[edit]
Interjection[edit]
bulletin
- (colloquial, often sarcastic) Introduces a fact (presumed to be obvious) of which the person addressed is ostensibly not aware.
Further reading[edit]
- “bulletin”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “bulletin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “bulletin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “bulletin”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French bullette + diminutive suffix -in, or possibly a borrowing from Italian bollettino.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bulletin m (plural bulletins)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Polish: biuletyn
- → Romanian: buletin
- → Ukrainian: бюлетень (bjuletenʹ)
- → Russian: бюллетень (bjulletenʹ)
- → Georgian: ბიულეტენი (biuleṭeni)
- → Turkish: bülten
Further reading[edit]
- “bulletin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
bulletin m (definite singular bulletinen, indefinite plural bulletiner, definite plural bulletinene)
- alternative form of bulleteng
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
bulletin m (definite singular bulletinen, indefinite plural bulletinar, definite plural bulletinane)
- alternative form of bulleteng
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