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telecast

telecast

19 3.4
A program shown on television for many people to watch
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛlɪˌkæst/
translation icon : emisión televisiva
  • We have to leave for the telecast at 10:30.
  • ESPN telecast

Examples

  • Live presidential debate telecasts played an important part in helping voters decide on their right candidate.

    Blog text (24)

  • The episode scores the second highest telecast in the history of the Oprah Winfrey Network.

    Blog text (20)

  • BELIEVE IT OR NOT, at one time all television shows were telecast in black and white.

    Academic text (2006)

  • 'We do need this money to continue the telecast.'

    Motel Hell (1980)

  • This is a tape-delay telecast.

    House Calls (1978)

  • The seventh annual Disney Awards presentation was telecast in December on the Disney Channel.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The same year, the show was the number one non-sports cable telecast.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Later in this telecast, we'll have news from the resistance... at Proxima 3 and other safe havens.

    Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (2012)

  • They have contributed their dimes and their dollars to pay for this telecast.

    State of the Union (1948)

  • The Oscar telecast will feature performances from the best nominees this year.

Synonyms

program
vstelecast
  • US
818 1.8

A show on radio or television for an audience

is limited to transmission specifically via television, not other media
broadcast
vstelecast
  • Literature
484 2.9

A radio or television program sent out to the public

is the same idea but only when sent by television
television show
vstelecast
131 1.0

A program you watch on TV in separate episodes

refers to the delivery over television rather than the recurring entertainment item
television program
vstelecast
  • US
26 1.0

A show or series that people watch on television

is the act of sending that content over television rather than the segment
TV program
vstelecast
  • US
16 1.0

A show, series, or live event that people watch on television

focuses on the transmission aspect rather than the show or series itself
teleview
vstelecast
7.0

A program that people watch on television

is the transmission over television rather than just the content itself

Surface Forms

telecast singular
telecasts plural

Morphology

telecast = cast (semi-transparent) = tele + cast

The tele- element clearly signals television, but the cast component is semantically specialized, so the full meaning is only partly predictable.

Etymology

Telecast comes from the parts tele- meaning 'far', as in television, and -cast like in broadcast, meaning 'send out'. So a telecast is a program 'sent out' by television.