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cablecast

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[key-buhl-kast, -kahst] / ˈkeɪ bəlˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

noun

  1. a television program broadcast via cable television.

adjective

  1. (of television programs) broadcast via cable.

    a cablecast news program.

verb (used with or without object)

cablecast, cablecasted, cablecasting

  1. to broadcast via cable television.

Other Word Forms

  • cablecaster noun

Etymology

Origin of cablecast

First recorded in 1965–70; cable + (broad)cast

Example Sentences

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Highlights from this year’s event are scheduled to be cablecast at 9 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2014

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