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bulletin

[bool-i-tn, -tin]

noun

  1. a brief account or statement, as of news or events, issued for the information of the public.

  2. Journalism.

    1. a brief, prominently featured newspaper account, based upon information received just before the edition went to press.

    2. a similar brief account broadcast over radio or television pending further information.

  3. a pamphlet or monograph summarizing the past achievements, existing conditions, and future plans of a corporation, educational institution, government agency, etc., especially one cataloging the classes taught at a college or university.

  4. an official, special, or scholarly periodical, as of a learned society.



verb (used with object)

bulletined, bulletining 
  1. to make known by a bulletin.

bulletin

/ ˈʊɪɪ /

noun

  1. an official statement on a matter of public interest, such as the illness of a public figure

  2. a broadcast summary of the news

  3. a periodical publication of an association, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to make known by bulletin

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bulletin1

1645–55; < French, perhaps < Italian bullettino, equivalent to bullett ( a ) ( bulla bull 3 + -etta -ette ) + -ino -ine 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bulletin1

C17: from French, from Italian bullettino , from bulletta , diminutive of bulla papal edict, bull ³
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The broadcast was cut off and replaced with news bulletins, before resuming minutes later.

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Three days later, it sent out a bulletin for a gray-haired Jane Doe picked up near Echo Park Lake.

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He was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans, according to the department’s bulletin.

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By Monday morning, the story had disappeared from the bulletins.

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A law enforcement bulletin reviewed by The Times said the Palm Springs bombing suspect appeared to become more depressed after the recent death of a female friend.

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