Definitions for tabloidˈtæb lɔɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tab•loidˈtæb lɔɪd(n.)

  1. a newspaper about half the size of an ordinary newspaper, usu. heavily illustrated, and often concentrating on sensational or lurid news.

  2. a condensation or summary.

  3. (adj.)compressed; condensed.

  4. luridly or vulgarly sensational.

Origin of tabloid:

1905–10; tabl (et ) + -oid

tab′loid•ism(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. yellow journalism, tabloid, tab(noun)

    sensationalist journalism

  2. tabloid, rag, sheet(noun)

    newspaper with half-size pages

Wiktionary

  1. tabloid(Noun)

    A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of the standard format, especially one that favours stories of a sensational nature over more serious news.

  2. tabloid(Adjective)

    In the format of a tabloid.

  3. tabloid(Adjective)

    Relating to a tabloid or tabloids.

    tabloid journalism

  4. Origin: From a trademark for a medicine compressed into a tablet. See -oid.


Translations for tabloid

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

tabloid(noun)

a newspaper with small pages, big headlines, a lot of pictures and light articles on popular subjects.

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