newsreel

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newsreel

  • /ˈnuzˌɹil/ US

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From news + reel.

noun newsreels

  1. countable A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence. The film, written and directed by Michelle Ferrari, is filled with jaw-dropping moments: newsreel footage of white American families merrily competing in “genetic fitness” contests at state fairs where they were measured like livestock; a retelling of a pivotal court case where a teenage mother was
  2. uncountable The genre of such films.

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noun a short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence

Españolnoticiero
Portuguêscinejornal
Françaisactualités
Italianocinegiornale
Русскийкиножурна́л kinožurnál

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@misc{newsreel_2026,
  title = {newsreel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/newsreel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}