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Tactician </a></table><div id=rdln></div><span class=Sz14> <br> </span><div class=ndd><h1 class=aedh>TABLOID</h1><h2 class=aedlz><table border=0><tbody><tr><td>Pronunciation (US): <td> <a href=javascript:Aud1('/audiodic/w2/5/129705_2LNSZA20.mp3','All');> <img alt=Play border=0 height=32 src=https://www.audioenglish.org/lib/sound3.png width=32> </a> <td>  (GB): <td> <a href=javascript:Aud1('/audiodic/w1/5/129705_2LNSZA20.mp3','All');> <img alt=Play border=0 height=32 src=https://www.audioenglish.org/lib/sound3.png width=32> </a> </table></h2><h2 class=aedlz><table border=0><tbody><tr><td>IPA (US): <td><img alt border height=16 src=/wn_lib/pron/129470.png width=60></table></h2><p class=aedlz><span class=aedfs>   <b> Dictionary entry overview: What does tabloid mean? </b>   </span><p class=nip2>• <a href=#noun> <span class=aedg> <b> TABLOID </b> </span> <span class=aedp> (noun) </span> </a> <br>   The noun <b> TABLOID </b> has 2 senses:<p class=nip3><b> 1. </b> <span> sensationalist journalism </span> <a class=snd href=javascript:Aud1('/audiodic/d1/44/106278644_E3457A02.mp3','All');> <img alt=play height=18 src=/lib/snd3b.png width=18> </a><p class=nip3><b> 2. </b> <span> newspaper with half-size pages </span> <a class=snd href=javascript:Aud1('/audiodic/d1/46/106278546_4BB20EFD.mp3','All');> <img alt=play height=18 src=/lib/snd3b.png width=18> </a><p class=nip2>  <i> Familiarity information: <b> TABLOID </b> used as a noun is rare. </i></p><span class=postnip1> <br> </span></div><div class=ndd><p class=aedlz><span class=aedfs>   <b> Dictionary entry details </b>   </span></p><span class=prenip1> <br> </span><p class=nip1><a id=noun name=noun> </a> • <b> <span class=aedg> TABLOID </span> <span class=aedp> (noun) </span> </b></p><span class=prenip2> <br> </span><p class=nip2><span class=aeds> Sense 1 </span><p class=nip3><b> Meaning: </b><p class=nip3>Sensationalist journalism<p class=nip3><b> Classified under: </b><p class=nip3>Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents<div id=adstria><div class=adWrapper><div class=gad2dfp id=div-gpt-ad-1594304480716-0></div></div></div><p class=nip3><b> Synonyms: </b><p class=nip3><a href=https://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/tab.htm> tab </a> ; tabloid; <a href=https://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/yellow_journalism.htm> yellow journalism </a><p class=nip3><b> Hypernyms ("tabloid" is a kind of...): </b><p class=nip3><a href=https://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/journalism.htm> journalism </a> ; <a href=https://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/news_media.htm> news media </a> (newspapers and magazines collectively)</p><span class=prenip2> <br> </span><p class=nip2><span class=aeds> Sense 2 </span><p class=nip3><b> Meaning: </b><p class=nip3>Newspaper with half-size pages<p class=nip3><b> Classified under: </b><p class=nip3>Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents<p class=nip3><b> Synonyms: </b><p class=nip3><a href=https://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/rag.htm> rag </a> ; <a href=https://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/sheet.htm> sheet </a> ; tabloid<p class=nip3><b> Hypernyms ("tabloid" is a kind of...): </b><p class=nip3><a href=https://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/newspaper.htm> newspaper </a> ; <a href=https://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/paper.htm> paper </a> (a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; 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