noun

bulletin

BUUL-ih-tihn

noun

A short official announcement or news report, especially one broadcast quickly.

"A news bulletin interrupted the programme to report the storm."

"The hospital issued a bulletin on the patient's condition."

A short regular publication issued by an organisation.

"The club sends out a monthly bulletin to all members."

How to Use Bulletin

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA short, often urgent, news report or an organisation's regular newsletter.

Common pairings

news bulletin weather bulletin issue a bulletin

bulletined past tense, bulletins plural, bulletins singular

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A news _____ interrupted the programme to report the storm.

Borrowed from French bulletin, ultimately built from bull ("ball," as in a wax seal) plus diminutive endings.

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