Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

family newspaper

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: fam-i-ly news-pa-per
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A newspaper with editorial standards barring the publication of vulgarity or other topics not suitable for children, especially in reference to omitted or bowdlerized newspaper content.

noun

A newspaper under family ownership.

Example Sentences

"... [Parents are concerned] because some of the language used in these approved school textbooks is too vile, vulgar, and obscene to be printed in a family newspaper or broadcast over the air.[…]"
"Along comes a large media company with an offer to buy the family newspaper, and suddenly the owner realizes that all that separates him or her, and by extension other family shareholders, from the life of the idle rich is saying "yes.""

Inflected Forms

family newspapers (plural)

Questions

What does family newspaper mean?: A newspaper with editorial standards barring the publication of vulgarity or other topics not suitable for children, especially in reference to omitted or bowdlerized newspaper content.

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