What does "news" mean?
News: Something strange or newly happened. It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to the strong and rich. L'Estrange.
Additional senses
- 2.A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [Obs.] There cometh a news thither with his horse. Pepys.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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