rapportage

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English

Etymology

From French rapportage, from rapport +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

Noun

rapportage (uncountable)

  1. The reporting of social news, especially by an eyewitness.
    • 2010, Wyndham Lewis, Self Condemned, →ISBN:
      And if she was absurd, so was the house and its cast. Essie watched it, mainly through the rapportage of Mrs. Harradson, namely the house.
  2. Information of a social nature that has been reported.
    • 2001, Michael Innes, Appleby's End, →ISBN:
      There was, of course, an element of what they now call rapportage in Papa's work. He picked up material from the country folk round about in rather odd ways, and as a result he seems to have gained something of a preternatural character in their regard.

Dutch

Etymology

Cf. English rapportage and French rapportage. Equivalent to rapporteren +‎ -age. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌrɑ.pɔrˈtaː.ʒə/
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  • Hyphenation: rap‧por‧ta‧ge
  • Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

rapportage f (plural rapportages)

  1. rapportage, reporting, reportage

French

Etymology

From rapport(er) +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

Noun

rapportage m (plural rapportages)

  1. reporting; the action of the verb rapporter

Descendants

  • English: rapportage

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