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Catalog vs Newspaper - What's the difference?

catalog | newspaper |

As nouns the difference between catalog and newspaper

is that catalog is an alternative spelling of lang=en while newspaper is a publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.

As verbs the difference between catalog and newspaper

is that catalog is an alternative spelling of lang=en while newspaper is to cover with newspaper.

catalog

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US, Canada)
  • Usage notes

    In both the US and Canada, both catalog'' and ''catalogue'' are used, with ''catalogue'' commonly used in government and traditional institutions and ''catalog commonly used in informal, business, retail, and computing contexts.

    Derived terms

    * card catalog * library catalog

    newspaper

    Noun

  • (countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=18 citation , passage=‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]?  Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers ?}}
  • (uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
  • Synonyms

    * (publication) daily (for a daily newspaper''), paper, rag (''derogatory ) * (paper on which newspapers are printed) newsprint

    Derived terms

    * newspaperdom * newspaperism

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover with newspaper.
  • She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.
  • (transitive) To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)
  • He newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towms.
  • (obsolete) to harrass in newspaper articles.
  • He was newspapered out of public life.

    Usage notes

    * The harrass sense is usually in passive constructions. 1000 English basic words