Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, journalism, media
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verb
To broadcast the news.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: broadcast, news
Narrower terms: radio news, sportscast
History
From news + -cast, from broadcast.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
