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alt-weekly

alt-weekly noun: an alternative newspaper published weekly.

Noun

alt-weekly (plural alt-weeklies)

  1. (informal) An alternative newspaper published weekly.
    • Alt-weeklies are known for their investigative journalism.
    • The Stranger, Seattle’s alt-weekly blog, even posted a condemnation of political violence.2024 July 13, Jason Rantz, “Rantz: After failed Donald Trump assassination attempt, will you stop claiming he’s Hitler?”, in KTTH

Forms of alt-weekly

pluralalt-weeklies

Origin of alt-weekly

From alt- + weekly.

Questions about alt-weekly

What does alt-weekly mean?
Alt-weekly means an alternative newspaper published weekly.
What part of speech is alt-weekly?
Alt-weekly is a noun.
What is the plural of alt-weekly?
The plural of alt-weekly is alt-weeklies.

Words near alt-weekly in the dictionary

  1. Alt-Tabbed
  2. Alt-Tabbing
  3. Alt-Tabs
  4. alt-tech
  5. alt-weeklies
  6. alt-weekly
  7. alt.
  8. alt.1der
  9. alt.1ders
  10. alt.2600er
  11. alt.2600ers

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