bulletin

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noun

bul·​le·​tin ˈbu̇-lə-tᵊn How to pronounce bulletin (audio)
 also  ˈbə-
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

bulletin

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verb

bulletined; bulletining; bulletins

transitive verb

: to make public by bulletin

Examples of bulletin in a Sentence

Noun The television program was interrupted for a news bulletin. picks up a church bulletin every Sunday after Mass
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Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from Middle French, from bullette seal, notice, diminutive of bulle seal, from Medieval Latin bulla

First Known Use

Noun

1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1812, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bulletin was in 1765

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Cite this Entry

“Bulletin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletin. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

bulletin

noun
bul·​le·​tin
ˈbu̇l-ət-ᵊn
: a brief public notice usually from an informed or official source
news bulletin

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