telecast

[ tel-i-kast, -kahst ]
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verb (used with or without object),tel·e·cast or tel·e·cast·ed, tel·e·cast·ing.
noun
  1. a television broadcast.

Origin of telecast

1
First recorded in 1935–40; tele(vision) + (broad)cast

Other words from telecast

  • tel·e·cast·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for telecast

telecast

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌkɑːst) /


verb-casts, -casting, -cast or -casted
  1. to broadcast (a programme) by television

noun
  1. a television broadcast

Derived forms of telecast

  • telecaster, noun

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