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Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun news has 5 senses

1. news(n = noun.communication) intelligence, tidings, word - information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
is a kind of info, information
has particulars: good word, latest, update

2. news(n = noun.communication) - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"
is a kind of info, information
has particulars: business news, account, news report, report, story, write up, newscast, coverage, reportage, reporting, hard news, soft news, stop press

3. news(n = noun.communication) news program, news show - a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"
is a kind of broadcast, program, programme
has particulars: television news

4. news(n = noun.communication) - informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone; "it was news to me"
is a kind of info, information
Derived form adjective newsy₁

5. news(n = noun.attribute) newsworthiness - the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world"
is a kind of interest, interestingness

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

news, n [From New; cf. F. nounelles. News is plural in form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.].

1. A report of recent occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence. [1913 Webster]
"Evil news rides post, while good news baits." [1913 Webster]

2. Something strange or newly happened. [1913 Webster]
"It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to the strong and rich." [1913 Webster]

3. A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [1913 Webster]
"There cometh a news thither with his horse." [1913 Webster]

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

news, n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.)
1 information about important or interesting recent events, esp. when published or broadcast.
2 (prec. by the) a broadcast report of news.
3 newly received or noteworthy information.
4 (foll. by to) colloq. information not previously known (to a person) (that's news to me).

Idiom:
news agency an organization that collects and distributes news items. news bulletin a collection of items of news, esp. for broadcasting. news conference a press conference. news-gatherer n. a person who researches news items esp. for broadcast or publication. news-gathering this process. news room a room in a newspaper or broadcasting office where news is processed. news-sheet a simple form of newspaper; a newsletter. news-stand a stall for the sale of newspapers. news-vendor a newspaper-seller.

Derivative:
newsless adj.

Etymology:
ME, pl. of NEW after OF noveles or med.L nova neut. pl. of novus new

[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Information

N information, enlightenment, acquaintance, knowledge, publicity, data, communication, intimation, notice, notification, enunciation, annunciation, announcement, communiqu_e, representation, round robin, presentment, case, estimate, specification, report, advice, monition, news, return, account, statement, mention, acquainting, instruction, outpouring, intercommunication, communicativeness, informant, authority, teller, intelligencer, reporter, exponent, mouthpiece, informer, eavesdropper, delator, detective, sleuth, mouchard, spy, newsmonger, messenger, amicus curiae, valet de place, cicerone, pilot, guide, guidebook, handbook, vade mecum, manual, map, plan, chart, gazetteer, itinerary, hint, suggestion, innuendo, inkling, whisper, passing word, word in the ear, subaudition, cue, byplay, gesture, gentle hint, broad hint, verbum sapienti, a word to the wise, insinuation, information theory, bit, byte, word, doubleword, quad word, paragraph, segment, magnetic media, paper medium, optical media, random access memory, RAM, read-only memory, ROM, write once read mostly memory, WORM, informed, communique, reported, published, expressive, explicit plain spoken, (artless), nuncupative, nuncupatory, declaratory, expository, enunciative, communicative, communicatory, from information received, a little bird told me, I heard it through the grapevine.

News

N news, information, piece of news, budget of news, budget of information, intelligence, tidings, word, advice, aviso, message, dispatch, despatch, telegram, cable, marconigram, wire, communication, errand, embassy, report, rumor, hearsay, on dit, flying rumor, news stirring, cry, buzz, bruit, fame, talk, oui dire, scandal, eavesdropping, town tattle, table talk, tittle tattle, canard, topic of the day, idea afloat, bulletin, fresh news, stirring news, glad tidings, flash, news just in, on-the-spot coverage, live coverage, old story, old news, stale news, stale story, chestnut, narrator, newsmonger, scandalmonger, talebearer, telltale, gossip, tattler, journalism, media, news media, the press, the information industry, newspaper, magazine, tract, journal, gazette, publication, radio, television, ticker (electronic information transmission), United Press International, UPI, Associated Press, AP, The Dow Jones News Service, DJ, The New York Times News Service, NYT, Reuters, TASS, The Nikkei, newscaster, newsman, newswoman, reporter, journalist, correspondent, foreign correspondent, special correspondent, war correspondent, news team, news department, anchorman, anchorwoman, sportscaster, weatherman, press secretary, public relations department, public relations man, many-tongued, rumored, publicly rumored, currently rumored, currently reported, rife, current, floating, afloat, going about, in circulation, in every one's mouth, all over the town, in progress, live, on the spot, in person, as the story goes, as the story runs, as they say, it is said, by telegraph, by wireless, airy tongues that syllable men's names, what's up?, what's the latest?, what's new?, what's the latest poop?.