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bul·le·tin

 (bo͝ol′ĭ-tn, -tĭn)
n.
1. A brief report, especially an official statement on a matter of public interest issued for immediate publication or broadcast.
2. A brief update or summary of current news, as on television or radio or in a newspaper.
3. A periodical, especially one published by an organization or society.
4. A printed program, especially one listing the order of worship for a religious service: a church bulletin.
tr.v. bul·le·tined, bul·le·tin·ing, bul·le·tins
To announce or make known by bulletin.

[French, probably from Italian bullettino, diminutive of bolletta, bill, diminutive of bolla, bubble, bull, from Medieval Latin bulla; see bull2.]
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bulletin

(ˈbʊlɪtɪn)
n
1. an official statement on a matter of public interest, such as the illness of a public figure
2. (Broadcasting) a broadcast summary of the news
3. (Journalism & Publishing) a periodical publication of an association, etc
vb
(tr) to make known by bulletin
[C17: from French, from Italian bullettino, from bulletta, diminutive of bulla papal edict, bull3]
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bul•le•tin

(ˈbʊl ɪ tn, -tɪn)
n.
1. a brief usu. official statement issued for the information of the public.
2.
a. a brief, prominently featured newspaper account, based upon information received just before the edition went to press.
b. a similar brief account broadcast over radio or television pending further information.
3. a journal or brochure regularly issued by an organization, government agency, etc.
4. a catalog describing the courses taught at a college or university.
v.t.
5. to publish by means of a bulletin.
[1645–55; < French]
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bulletin


Past participle: bulletined
Gerund: bulletining

Imperative
bulletin
bulletin
Present
I bulletin
you bulletin
he/she/it bulletins
we bulletin
you bulletin
they bulletin
Preterite
I bulletined
you bulletined
he/she/it bulletined
we bulletined
you bulletined
they bulletined
Present Continuous
I am bulletining
you are bulletining
he/she/it is bulletining
we are bulletining
you are bulletining
they are bulletining
Present Perfect
I have bulletined
you have bulletined
he/she/it has bulletined
we have bulletined
you have bulletined
they have bulletined
Past Continuous
I was bulletining
you were bulletining
he/she/it was bulletining
we were bulletining
you were bulletining
they were bulletining
Past Perfect
I had bulletined
you had bulletined
he/she/it had bulletined
we had bulletined
you had bulletined
they had bulletined
Future
I will bulletin
you will bulletin
he/she/it will bulletin
we will bulletin
you will bulletin
they will bulletin
Future Perfect
I will have bulletined
you will have bulletined
he/she/it will have bulletined
we will have bulletined
you will have bulletined
they will have bulletined
Future Continuous
I will be bulletining
you will be bulletining
he/she/it will be bulletining
we will be bulletining
you will be bulletining
they will be bulletining
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bulletining
you have been bulletining
he/she/it has been bulletining
we have been bulletining
you have been bulletining
they have been bulletining
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bulletining
you will have been bulletining
he/she/it will have been bulletining
we will have been bulletining
you will have been bulletining
they will have been bulletining
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bulletining
you had been bulletining
he/she/it had been bulletining
we had been bulletining
you had been bulletining
they had been bulletining
Conditional
I would bulletin
you would bulletin
he/she/it would bulletin
we would bulletin
you would bulletin
they would bulletin
Past Conditional
I would have bulletined
you would have bulletined
he/she/it would have bulletined
we would have bulletined
you would have bulletined
they would have bulletined
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bulletin - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)bulletin - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
news report, write up, account, report, story - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
news bulletin, newsbreak, newsflash, flash - a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
information bulletin - a bulletin containing the latest information
Verb1.bulletin - make public by bulletin
publicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"
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bulletin

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Translations
تَقْرير أخْبار رَسْمينَشْرَةٌ إخْبارِيبَّه
věštníkzpráva
bulletinnyhedsbrev
hírközleményhivatalos jelentés
fréttabréftilkynning
biuletenis
biļetensziņojums
úradná správavestník

bulletin

[ˈbʊlɪtɪn]
A. N (= statement) → comunicado m, parte m; (= journal) → boletín m
B. CPD bulletin board N (US) → tablón m de anuncios (Comput) → tablero m de noticias
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bulletin

[ˈbʊlɪtɪn] n [news] → bulletin m, communiqué mbulletin board n (on wall)tableau m d'affichage; (on computer) (COMPUTING)messagerie f électroniquebullet point n
(= important point) → point m important
(= symbol) → puce f
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bulletin

n
Bulletin nt, → amtliche Bekanntmachung; health bulletinKrankenbericht m, → Bulletin nt; a bulletin to the mediaein Pressekommuniqué nt, → ein Pressekommunikee nt
(of club, society)Bulletin nt
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bulletin

[ˈbʊlɪtɪn] n (statement) → comunicato (ufficiale); (journal) → bollettino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bulletin

(ˈbulətin) noun
1. an official (verbal) report of news. a bulletin about the Queen's illness.
2. a printed information-sheet. a monthly bulletin of local news.
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bulletin

n. boletín, aviso.
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At last a long article appeared, on the 7th of October, in the bulletin of the Royal Geographical Society, which treated the question from every point of view, and demonstrated the utter folly of the enterprise.
Geoffrey's face darkened as he read the third bulletin. He called once more for the hated writing materials.
Pierre took that letter, and Rostopchin also gave him the Emperor's appeal to Moscow, which had just been printed, the last army orders, and his own most recent bulletin. Glancing through the army orders, Pierre found in one of them, in the lists of killed, wounded, and rewarded, the name of Nicholas Rostov, awarded a St.
On the morning when the final results of all the examina- tions were to be posted on the bulletin board at Queen's, Anne and Jane walked down the street together.
There is also a universal government bulletin, in which are listed and precisely described everything which the commonwealth has for sale.
The king, shut up in his own apartment, dispatched his nurse every hour to Mazarin's chamber, with orders to bring him back the exact bulletin of the cardinal's state.
They were: Wickson's "California Fruits," Wickson's "California Vegetables," Brooks' "Fertilizers," Watson's "Farm Poultry," King's "Irrigation and Drainage," Kropotkin's "Fields, Factories and Workshops," and Farmer's Bulletin No.
When, at Schonbrunn, on May 13, 1809, Napoleon wrote the bulletin addressed to the Grand Army, then the masters of Vienna, in which he said that like Medea, the Austrian princes had slain their children with their own hands; Genestas, who had been recently made a captain, did not wish to compromise his newly conferred dignity by asking who Medea was; he relied upon Napoleon's character, and felt quite sure that the Emperor was incapable of making any announcement not in proper form to the Grand Army and the House of Austria.
There was a new bulletin, but what it said he did not gather except that it concerned the Barbarossa.
Brooke sent a bulletin every day, and as the head of the family, Meg insisted on reading the dispatches, which grew more cheerful as the week passed.
The matrons dropped off one by one, with the exception of six or eight particular friends, who had determined to stop all night; the lights in the houses gradually disappeared; the last bulletin was issued that Mrs Kenwigs was as well as could be expected; and the whole family were left to their repose.
Captain Wragge's bulletin was duly announced -- Miss Bygrave was so ill as to be confined to her room.