Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newstalk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: new-stalk
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A television or radio programme in which host conversation with guests or audience members is mixed with news programming.

Example Sentences

""The most obvious and basic expansion of media talk has come with the general boom in newstalk and news magazine programs on both radio and TV.""

Etymology

From news + talk.

Inflected Forms

newstalks (plural)

Questions

What does newstalk mean?: A television or radio programme in which host conversation with guests or audience members is mixed with news programming.
Where does newstalk come from?: From news + talk.

How to pronounce newstalk

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