US /ˈbʊl.ə.tən/ UK /ˈbʊl.ɪ.tɪn/
verb noun intj Freq #11092

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A short official news report, often broadcast or published immediately

    A news bulletin interrupted the programme to report the storm.

  2. 2
    noun

    A short publication produced regularly by an organization

    The club sends out a monthly bulletin to all its members.

  3. 3
    verb

    To announce something through an official report or notice

    The company will bulletin the new vacancy tomorrow.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a short official news... newsflashupdate
2 noun · a short publication... newsletter
Word family
Forms bulletins
Derived forms bulletinizee-bulletin

Etymology

Borrowed from French bulletin. By surface analysis, bull (“ball”) + -et (“diminutive”) + -in (“diminutive”).

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