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Dictionary definition of “qualoid”

qualoid

n. a newspaper format roughly the size of a traditional tabloid, but with content similar to that of a broadsheet. Also adj. Subjects: , ,
Etymological Note: quality + tab(l)oid
Citations: 1990 Campaign (U.K.) (Sept. 28) “Sunday Correspondent; advertising must grab readers”: The “qualoid” form may just be enough differentiation to help the Corrie escape the continuing broadsheet print warfare. 2002 Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden) (Oct. 25) “Tunga nomineringar för SvD” p. 64: Lena K. Samuelsson nomineras “för att hon lett den journalistiska förnyelsen när SvD utvecklas från missmodig broadsheet till själfull qualoid.” 2004 Steve Johnson Kansas City Star (Kan., Mo.) (Nov. 12) “For U.S. newspapers, future may be in tabloid size”: The roughly 18 1/2-by-12 1/2-inch size is also known as the “European midi” (France’s Le Monde uses it) or, really grimly, as “qualoid,” as in quality tabloid.

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