"alt-weekly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alt-weeklies [plural]
Etymology: From alt- + weekly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|alt-|weekly}} alt- + weekly Head templates: {{en-noun}} alt-weekly (plural alt-weeklies)
  1. (informal) An alternative newspaper published weekly. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

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