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journalese
noun jour·nal·ese \ˌjər-nə-ˈlēz, -ˈlēs\
Definition of JOURNALESE
: a style of writing held to be characteristic of newspapers
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First Known Use of JOURNALESE
1882
Rhymes with JOURNALESE
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