Newsreel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnuzˌɹil/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Newsreel is a noun meaning (countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.
Meaning
(countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The genre of such films.
Example Sentences
The film, written and directed by Michelle Ferrari, is filled with jaw-dropping moments: newsreel footage of white American families merrily competing in “genetic fitness” contests at state fairs where they were measured like livestock; a retelling of a pivotal court case where a teenage mother was forcibly sterilized by her mother; and the story of how the irrepressible inventor of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes became a champion of eugenics.
Word Forms
- newsreels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carmel, newsfilm, reel, showreel, wrap, newsmagazine.
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