Meaning & use
tidings
News or information about recent events, especially when announced formally.
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The messenger arrived at the castle bearing tidings of the army's victory.
The old carol wishes listeners tidings of comfort and joy during the holiday season.
A note on using this word
Old-fashioned and mostly literary today, surviving chiefly in phrases like glad tidings or Christmas carols.
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