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newsprint

noun news·print \-ˌprint\

: the thin paper that is used for newspapers

Full Definition of NEWSPRINT

: paper made chiefly from groundwood pulp and used mostly for newspapers

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First Known Use of NEWSPRINT

1909

Rhymes with NEWSPRINT

blueprint, catmint, footprint, forint, gunflint, handprint, hoofprint, horsemint, imprint, in-print, large-print, offprint, preprint, remint, reprint, skinflint, spearmint, thumbprint, voiceprint, wind sprint, work print

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