Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The radio broadcasting industry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, media, radio
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noun
The notional place where an audience is listening to a radio program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, media, radio
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of radioland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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History
Etymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos)bor. Latin -graphuslbor. French -graphe French télégraphebor. English telegraph Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English telegraphy English radiotelegraphyclip. English radio Proto-Indo-European *lendh- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land English radioland From radio + -land.
