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cablecast

cablecast

6.3
A television or radio program sent to homes through cable rather than over the air
  • noun
  • /ˈkeɪbəlˌkæst/
  • US
translation icon : programa por cable
  • The documentary on climate change was cablecast last night, reaching millions of viewers across the country.

Examples

  • Our local sports team is set to be featured in a cablecast that will showcase highlights from their championship season.

  • The educational program will be cablecast on Saturday morning for students to learn about marine life.

  • There was enormous pressure from an upset and misinformed public, which Fux News and the rest of the increasingly right-wing controlled broadcast and cablecast media were creating and fanning hysteria flames about.

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Surface Forms

cablecast singular
cablecasts plural

Morphology

cablecast = cable + cast (transparent) = cable + cast

Meaning is directly the combination of 'cable' + 'cast' meaning a program sent via cable, which a learner can infer from known parts.

Etymology

Cablecast joins cable ('a strong wire that carries signals') and cast ('to send', as in broadcast). So, a cablecast is a program sent through cable wires to viewers rather than sent through the air.