Ceefax
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Get at least one affordable house, nationalising Adele and bring back Ceefax", Binface told the BBC when asked about his policies.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The best way to follow scores on a Saturday was by firing up Ceefax or Teletext on your TV.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2022
Because of the limited amount of text that a domestic TV could display, Ceefax news editors would pare a story down to its absolute essentials.
From Forbes ● Jan. 26, 2015
Ceefax picked up the story and step forward Roy Essandoh, a Belfast-born player of Ghanaian descent who had previously been playing for Vaasan Palloseura – no, me neither – in Finland.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2013
The technology it used, videotex, was nothing new - Britain already had Ceefax, the U.S.
From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2012
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.