Category: GeneralPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

newsletter

/newsletter/Roman
US/ˈnuzˌɫɛtɝ/
UK/njˈuːzlɛtɐ/

English meaning: Newsletter

Definition

A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.

Example

“Subscribe to our monthly newsletter for the latest offers.”

Another example: “The school sends a weekly newsletter to keep parents informed.”

Usage — When, Where & How

A regularly issued bulletin sent to a group of subscribers about a particular topic. Very common in business, email marketing and clubs. Neutral register.

Etymology & Origin

English — Origin & History

A compound of 'news' + 'letter'; the modern sense dates from the early 20th century.

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Common Collocations

  • monthly newsletter
  • email newsletter
  • company newsletter
  • subscribe to the newsletter
  • weekly newsletter
  • newsletter sign-up

Word Forms

newsletter (n); newsletters (pl)

Word Tools

3 syllables

Literary Heritage

“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”

/To thine own self be true/

“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”

William Shakespeare · Playwright & Poet · 1564–1616

Hamlet, Act II

Hamlet, II.i — Polonius's parting words to Laertes; the most quoted line in Shakespeare

“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”

/I'm nobody! Who are you?/

“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”

Emily Dickinson · Poet · 1830–1886

Poems

Poem 288 — Dickinson's subversive celebration of solitude over social recognition

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