bulletin

CEFRC1

/ˈbʊl.ə.tən/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A short official announcement or news report.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A short printed publication, especially one produced regularly by an organization.

Examples

  • Tom put the list on the bulletin board.

  • We can get a weather bulletin every day.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbʊl.əʔ.n̩/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A time-sensitive news item or short news report.

  2. A short report, especially one released through official channels to be immediately broadcast or publicized.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To announce (something) by means of such a report or publication.

More examples

In context

  • A company bulletin announced changes to the policy.

  • The evening news bulletin reported on the earthquake.

  • to bulletin an employment vacancy

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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