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telecast

[ tel-i-kast, -kahst ]
/ ˈtɛl ɪˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /
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verb (used with or without object), tel·e·cast or tel·e·cast·ed, tel·e·cast·ing.
to broadcast by television.
noun
a television broadcast.
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Origin of telecast

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

OTHER WORDS FROM telecast

tel·e·cast·er, noun
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Words related to telecast

newscast, program, show, simulcast, transmission, air time

British Dictionary definitions for telecast

telecast
/ (ˈtɛlɪˌkɑːst) /
verb -casts, -casting, -cast or -casted
to broadcast (a programme) by television
noun
a television broadcast

Derived forms of telecast

telecaster, noun
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