spaltmeter

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From spalt (column) +‎ meter.

Noun

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spaltmeter c

  1. a (figurative) meter of text in columns (in a newspaper, as a more-or-less jocular unit in reference to copious coverage)
    Tidningarna har fått vittring på skandalen. Spaltmeter kommer skrivas om det här.
    The newspapers have picked up the scent of the scandal. "Column-meters" will be written about this.

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