microblog en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide English -wide English worldwide Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English World Wide Web English Web Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook English log English weblog English blog English microblog From micro- + blog.
Meanings
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(Internet) A blog on which one posts brief, frequent updates on one's activities.
For Dorsey, creating this community of linked microblogs has been "endearing, because you know what everyone you know is doing" […]
2006 December 10, Richard Rushfield, “It's real time at the same time”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013, page E20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| micro-blog | alternative | lexicographic | |
| microblogs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (19)
hy միկրոբլոգ (blog on which one posts brief updates) · fi mikroblogi (blog on which one posts brief updates) · fr microblogue (blog on which one posts brief updates) · ko 마이크로블로그 (blog on which one posts brief updates) · vi blog vi mô (blog on which one posts brief updates) · de Mikroblog (blog on which one posts brief updates) · is örblogg (blog on which one posts brief updates) · cmn 微博 (blog on which one posts brief updates) · ca microblog (blog on which one posts brief updates) · ja マイクロブログ (blog on which one posts brief updates) · pt microblog (blog on which one posts brief updates) · fr microblog (blog on which one posts brief updates) · ko 미니블로그 (blog on which one posts brief updates) · cmn 微博客 (blog on which one posts brief updates) · sv mikroblogg (blog on which one posts brief updates) · vi tiểu blog (blog on which one posts brief updates) · ru микробло́г (blog on which one posts brief updates) · pt microblogue (blog on which one posts brief updates) · ja ミニブログ (blog on which one posts brief updates)