tabloid

(tăb'loid')
n.
A newspaper of small format giving the news in condensed form, usually with illustrated, often sensational material.

adj.

1. In summary form; condensed.
2. Lurid or sensational.

[From tabloid journalism, from Tabloid, trademark for a drug or chemical in condensed form.]

tabloidism tab'loid'ism n.

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Newspaper with a page size smaller than that of the standard newspaper. Approximate page dimensions are 140 deep by 100 to 120 wide, with five or six columns each 20 wide. A tabloid typically contains news in condensed form, with a great many photographs-for example, the new york daily news. A tabloid has the appearance of an unbound magazine and is sold flat, rather than folded in half, as is the standard-size newspaper.

Newspaper with a page size smaller than that of the standard newspaper. Approximate page dimensions are 14″ deep by 10″ to 12″ wide, with five or six columns each 2″ wide. A tabloid typically contains news in condensed form, with a great many photographs—for example, the New York Post. A tabloid has the appearance of an unbound magazine and is sold flat, rather than folded in half, as is the standard-size newspaper.

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IN BRIEF: A newspaper on small sheets, with many pictures and short articles.

What we get on television is not a headline service but a tabloid service. — Richard Schickel, U.S. film critic.

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• Journalism - tabloid: newspaper characterized by sensationalism; newspaper or journal with small page size, usu. half of regular size

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tabloid

Nederlands (Dutch)
(sensatie)blad met veel illustraties, pulpblad, samenvatting, geconcentreerd, zoals sensatieblad

Français (French)
n. - quotidien populaire, tabloïde, presse populaire (npl)
adj. - populaire, tabloïd(e)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Boulevardblatt, konzentrierte Dosis
adj. - konzentriert

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ταμπλόιντ, λαϊκή εφημερίδα μικρού σχήματος, (μτφ.) σκανδαλοθηρικό φύλλο, φυλλάδα
adj. - σκανδαλοθηρικός

Italiano (Italian)
giornale popolare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tablóide (m), jornal (m) em formato reduzido, comprimido (m) (Farmac.)
adj. - condensado, comprimido, curto

Русский (Russian)
Малоформатная газета

Español (Spanish)
n. - periódico sensacionalista, periódico de pequeño formato, tableta
adj. - comprimido, condensado, conciso, breve

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tabloid, kvällstidning, blaska
adj. - tabloid-, sensations-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小报, 药片, 文摘, 摘要

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小報, 藥片, 文摘, 摘要

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 타블로이드 판 신문, 요약

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - タブロイド版新聞, タブロイド, タブロイド新聞
adj. - どぎつい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قرص - خلاصه (صفه) حركه - مكثف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עיתון עממי, עיתון מצולם, עיתון שדפיו כמחצית הגודל של עיתון יומי גדול, כל דבר שצורתו מכווצת או מרוכזת‬

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