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broadsheet

broadsheet

1 6.9
A large sheet of paper with an advertisement or notice sent to many people
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɔːdʃiːt/
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  • "Earlier, you were asking me about those broadsheets and chapbooks.
  • broadsheets and chapbooks
  • broadsheet page

So some of their journals would actually be like broadsheets that they would staple to like a wall or something and have people like read it there a lot of experimental stuff.

Examples

  • He waited patiently as she rose and moved gracefully to the tabletop collection of chapbooks and broadsheets he had earlier perused.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • A freely distributed CD should be legally different from a freely distributed broadsheet?

    Blog text (5)
  • As for chapbooks and broadsheets, I think they've had their day.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • So some of their journals would actually be like broadsheets that they would staple to like a wall or something and have people like read it there a lot of experimental stuff.

  • But surely you're not thinking of getting into chapbooks and broadsheets?

    Fiction book (1990)
  • * Sue Hajdu, "Missing in the Mekong," Contemporary Visual Art and Culture Broadsheet 38, no. 4 (2009): 267-69.

    Academic text (2011)
  • She gestured to the table along the wall where an assortment of thin picture books and single-page broadsheets were set out.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I realized that all of these types of arguments were eternal when I read a book on the operas written by Handel 300 years ago, and the book quoted broadsheets from a couple of decades before the birth of the United States that talked about how opera was a dead art form because it cost too much to put on, people were losing their jobs, and donations didn't cover the expenses.

    Blog text (2)
  • The city council distributed a broadsheet to inform residents about the upcoming changes in local laws.

  • She found an old broadsheet that advertised a concert in the park, exciting everyone who saw it.

Synonyms

flyer
vsbroadsheet
141 2.0

A small printed sheet that gives information or advertises events

is larger and aimed at posting publicly rather than small handouts
flier
vsbroadsheet
  • US
42 2.5

A small printed paper that tells people about an event or service

is larger and designed for broad posting rather than small hand distribution
leaflet
vsbroadsheet
31 2.7

A small folded sheet with information or advertising

is a larger flat sheet meant for wide public posting not folding
bill
vsbroadsheet
  • UK
19 2.0

A list of performers at a show or event

is specifically a large single sheet intended for wide posting
circular
vsbroadsheet
16 4.4

A printed paper that tells many people about a sale or product

is a single large sheet used for broad public posting
handbill
vsbroadsheet
4 5.4

A small printed paper people give out to advertise something

is larger and made for broad posting rather than hand distribution
broadside
vsbroadsheet
  • Archaic
1 7.8

A large sheet of paper printed on one side used to advertise or announce events

is the same concept but called by a different name
throwaway
vsbroadsheet
  • UK
1 5.5

A small printed advertisement given to many people

is a durable large sheet for posting widely not meant to be discarded
freesheet
vsbroadsheet
  • UK
1 3.9

A paper like a small newspaper given away free with news and ads

is a single large printed sheet for wide notice rather than publication

How Large

billboard
  • US
167 1.3
broadsheet
1 6.9
poster
304 1.0
handbill
4 5.4

Surface Forms

broadsheet singular
broadsheets plural

Morphology

broadsheet = broad + sheet (transparent) = broad + sheet

A direct compound of 'broad' + 'sheet' whose meaning 'large sheet of paper' is literal and immediately inferable.

Etymology

Broadsheet comes from the simple parts broad 'wide' and sheet 'piece of paper'. It was originally a single large sheet printed with news or an advertisement and given or sent to many people, so a broadsheet is a large paper notice meant for wide distribution.