Meaning of newspaper in English

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Noun
newspaper
Definitions
1. a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets
Examples
- « contains news and articles and advertisements »
- « he read his newspaper at breakfast »
2. a business firm that publishes newspapers
Examples
- « Murdoch owns many newspapers »
3. a newspaper as a physical object
Examples
- « when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper »
4. cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers
Examples
- « they used bales of newspaper every day »

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