noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈsɪm.əlˌkæst/
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CMU ARPABET:S AY1 M Y AH0 L K AE2 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:S IH1 M Y AH0 L K AE2 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A program or event that is broadcast across more than one medium or service at the same time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To broadcast a program or event across more than one medium or service at the same time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: broadcast
History
Etymology
From simul(taneous) + -cast, from broadcast.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
聯播節目 /联播节目
(liánbō jiémù)
— that which is broadcast on more than one medium
Finnish:
yhteislähetys
— that which is broadcast on more than one medium
Finnish:
rinnakkaislähetys
— that which is broadcast on more than one medium
Japanese:
同時放送
— that which is broadcast on more than one medium
Spanish:
transmisión simultánea
— that which is broadcast on more than one medium
Chinese Mandarin:
同步聯播 /同步联播
(tóngbù liánbō)
— broadcast over more than one medium
Finnish:
lähettää rinnakkain
— broadcast over more than one medium
Finnish:
rinnakkaislähettää
— broadcast over more than one medium
Japanese:
同時放送する
(douji housou suru)
— broadcast over more than one medium
Spanish:
transmitir en simultáneo (al mismo tiempo)
— broadcast over more than one medium