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newsreel

/ˈnuzˌɹil/

newsreel noun: a short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.

Noun

newsreel (countable and uncountable, plural newsreels)

  1. (countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.
    • The film, written and directed by Michelle Ferrari, is filled with jaw-dropping moments: newsreel footage of white American families merrily competing in “genetic fitness” contests at state fairs where they were measured like livestock; a retelling of a pivotal court case where a teenage mother was...2018 October 16, John Blake, “When Americans tried to breed a better race: How a genetic fitness ‘crusade’ marches on”, in CNN
  2. (uncountable) The genre of such films.

newsreel meaning in Tamil and Urdu

newsreel in Tamil

செய்திச் சுருள், செய்திச்சுருள் செய்தித் திரைப்படம்

newsreel in Urdu

تصویری خبرنامہ

Forms of newsreel

pluralnewsreels

Plural of newsreel: newsreels

Origin of newsreel

From news + reel.

Words formed from newsreel

Questions about newsreel

What does newsreel mean?
Newsreel means a short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.
What is newsreel in Tamil?
Newsreel in Tamil is செய்திச் சுருள், செய்திச்சுருள் செய்தித் திரைப்படம். See Newsreel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is newsreel?
Newsreel is a noun.
How do you pronounce newsreel?
Newsreel is pronounced /ˈnuzˌɹil/ (US).
What is the plural of newsreel?
The plural of newsreel is newsreels.

Words near newsreel in the dictionary

  1. NewSQL
  2. newsreader
  3. newsreaderess
  4. newsreaders
  5. newsreading
  6. newsreel
  7. newsreelman
  8. newsreelmen
  9. newsreels
  10. newsroom
  11. newsrooms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: newsreel (page history and authors); newsreel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); newsreel (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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