Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newsdesk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: news-desk
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The department of a newspaper or broadcasting organization responsible for the collecting of news from journalists and others, and for distributing it to editors.

Etymology

From news + desk.

Inflected Forms

newsdesks (plural) news desk (alternative)

Questions

What does newsdesk mean?: The department of a newspaper or broadcasting organization responsible for the collecting of news from journalists and others, and for distributing it to editors.
Where does newsdesk come from?: From news + desk.

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