Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newsagency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: newsagen-cy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A newsagent's shop.

noun

Uncommon form of news agency (“an organisation that gathers and distributes news to newspapers and radio and television broadcasters”).

Etymology

From news + agency.

Inflected Forms

newsagencies (plural)

Questions

What does newsagency mean?: A newsagent's shop.
Where does newsagency come from?: From news + agency.

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