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JOURNALESE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The style in which newspapers are written
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("journalese" is a kind of...):
expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "journalese"):
luridness; sensationalism (the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes)