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Meldungstext

news message text

noun MEL-dungs-tekst Rare
Communication Media

Also means

text of a news item

Usage Note

Meldungstext is the body text of a short news item (Meldung), typically following the inverted-pyramid structure; editors distinguish it from Kommentar, Reportage, and other forms.

Examples

"Der Meldungstext durfte nicht länger als hundert Wörter sein."

Natural Translation

The news item text was not allowed to be longer than a hundred words.

Literal Translation

The report-text was not allowed to be longer than a hundred words.

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