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Added 9 October 2026

bulletin

/ˈbʊl.ə.tən/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bulletin at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast).

verb

Make public by bulletin.

Origin

Borrowed from French bulletin. By surface analysis, bull (“ball”) + -et (“diminutive”) + -in (“diminutive”).

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