Usually means: Specialized language used in journalism.
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  1. journalese: Merriam-Webster
  2. journalese: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. journalese: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  6. journalese: Wordnik
  7. journalese: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. journalese: Wiktionary
  9. journalese: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. journalese: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. journalese: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. journalese: Dictionary.com
  13. Journalese: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. journalese: Rhymezone
  15. journalese: FreeDictionary.org
  16. journalese: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. journalese: TheFreeDictionary.com
  18. journalese: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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▸ noun:  A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language and clipped syntax.

Similar:
Timese, telegraphese, initial caps, jargon, standardese, shorthand, style, slug, telegramese, stock phrase, more...

Opposite:
plain language, everyday language, simple language

Types:
sensationalism, clickbait, yellow journalism, more...

Adjectives:
cheap, american, modern, mere, pure, good, stereotyped, bad, vile, joyful, provincial

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Similar:
Timese, telegraphese, initial caps, jargon, standardese, shorthand, style, slug, telegramese, stock phrase, more...

Opposite:
plain language, everyday language, simple language

Types:
sensationalism, clickbait, yellow journalism, more...

Adjectives:
cheap, american, modern, mere, pure, good, stereotyped, bad, vile, joyful, provincial



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