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  1. bulletin
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1bul·le·tin

noun \ˈbu̇-lə-tən also ˈbə-\

Definition of BULLETIN

1
: a brief public notice issuing usually from an authoritative source; specifically : a brief news item intended for immediate publication or broadcast
2
: periodical; especially : the organ of an institution or association
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Examples of BULLETIN

  1. The television program was interrupted for a news bulletin.
  2. <picks up a church bulletin every Sunday after Mass>

Origin of BULLETIN

French, from Middle French, from bullette seal, notice, diminutive of bulle seal, from Medieval Latin bulla
First Known Use: 1765

Related to BULLETIN

Synonyms
book, journal, diurnal, gazette, mag, magazine, newspaper, organ, paper, periodical, rag, review, serial, zine

Other Broadcasting Terms

continuity, dissolve, fade, feed, remote, residual, spike, wipe

2bulletin

transitive verb

Definition of BULLETIN

: to make public by bulletin

First Known Use of BULLETIN

1838

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