Agency Dictionary
Newsletter
nounPronunciation: /ˈnuːzˌlet̬.ɚ/
In Portuguese: Newsletter
Writing & Narrative
Digital CultureWhat does “Newsletter” mean?
A regularly distributed written publication, delivered physically or electronically, containing news, analytical articles, and commentary aimed at a targeted subscriber base.
Etymology
Compound formed in English from news (which began as the plural of the adjective new used as a noun, naming recent information) and letter (from Old French lettre, from Latin littera). A newsletter is literally a letter carrying news to a defined audience. The compound has existed in print since at least the seventeenth century, long before the digital era, when it designated printed sheets sent by post to subscribers.
Usage note
In contemporary marketing and media, newsletter often refers specifically to an email publication sent to subscribers on a regular schedule, extending the original sense of a physical mailed bulletin.
Synonyms
- bulletin
- circular
- digest
- roundup
Word family
- news
- letter
Rhymes with
- better
- setter
- sweater
- wetter
Usage examples
It should be written in an email, in a treatise, in a manifesto, in a paper letter, in an agenda, in a memorandum, in a corporate newsletter, and in a poster at the entrance of your building.
Concept
Source editions
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