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simulcast

[ sahy-muh l-kast, ‐kahst, sim-uh l‐ ]
/ ˈsaɪ məlˌkæst, ‐ˌkɑst, ˈsɪm əl‐ /
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noun

a program broadcast simultaneously on radio and television, or on more than one station, or in several languages, etc.
a closed-circuit television broadcast of an event, as a horse race, while it is taking place.

verb (used with or without object), si·mul·cast, si·mul·cast·ed, si·mul·cast·ing.

to broadcast in this manner.

RELATED WORDS

announcement, publication, show, transmission, program, advertisement, performance, newscast, transmit, beam, announce, air, relay, televise, communicate, send, circulate, telecast, conduction, cable

Nearby words

  1. simulate,
  2. simulated,
  3. simulation,
  4. simulator,
  5. simulatory,
  6. simulium,
  7. simultanagnosia,
  8. simultaneity,
  9. simultaneous,
  10. simultaneous equations

Origin of simulcast

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; simul(taneous) + (broad)cast
Can be confusedbroadcast narrowcast simulcast
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British Dictionary definitions for simulcast

simulcast

/ (ˈsɪməlˌkɑːst) /

verb

(tr) to broadcast (a programme, etc) simultaneously on radio and television

noun

a programme, etc, so broadcast

Word Origin for simulcast

C20: from simul (taneous) + (broad) cast
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for simulcast

simulcast

v.

"to broadcast simultaneously on radio and television," 1948, formed from simul(taneous) + (broad)cast. The noun is first recorded 1949, from the verb.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper