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television

tel·e·vi·sion [ téllə vì'n ] (plural tel·e·vi·sions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. device for receiving images and sounds: an electronic device for receiving and reproducing the images and sounds of a combined audio and video signal

2. broadcast content: the image, sound, or content of a combined audio and video broadcast
spent the evening watching television

3. broadcasting industry: the industry concerned with the making and broadcasting of programs combining images and sounds
works in television

4. video broadcasting system: a system of capturing images and sounds, broadcasting them via a combined electronic audio and video signal, and reproducing them to be viewed and listened to


tel·e·vi·sion·al adjective
tel·e·vi·sion·al·ly adverb
tel·e·vi·sion·a·ry adjective
tel·e·vi·sual [ tèllə víoo əl ] adjective
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