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avrianismos

avrianismos noun: a faction of the press in Greece in the era of 1980-1990 that employed yellow press/tabloid tactics, i.e., salacious revelations concerning the private life of politicians for sociopolitical relevance.

Noun

avrianismos (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A faction of the press in Greece in the era of 1980-1990 that employed yellow press/tabloid tactics, i.e., salacious revelations concerning the private life of politicians for sociopolitical relevance.

Origin of avrianismos

Transliteration of Greek αυριανισμός (avrianismós), from Αυριανή (Avrianí) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”).

Questions about avrianismos

What does avrianismos mean?
Avrianismos means a faction of the press in Greece in the era of 1980-1990 that employed yellow press/tabloid tactics, i.e., salacious revelations concerning the private life of politicians for sociopolitical relevance.
What part of speech is avrianismos?
Avrianismos is a noun.

Words near avrianismos in the dictionary

  1. Avranches
  2. AVRE
  3. Avrechy
  4. Avreos
  5. AVREs
  6. avrianismos
  7. avridine
  8. Avrig
  9. Avril
  10. Avrils
  11. AVRs

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