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telecast

noun · verb · 5 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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  • /ˈtɛlɪkæst/
  • /ˈtɛlɪkɑːst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T EH1 L AH0 K AE2 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A television broadcast, especially outside of a studio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To broadcast by television.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: televise

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To broadcast a television program.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: air

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a television broadcast

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

5

verb

Meaning 5

broadcast via television

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The Royal wedding was televised

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: televise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit

Narrower terms: colorcast

History

Etymology

From tele- + -cast, from broadcast.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: телевизионно предаване (televizionno predavane) — TV broadcast
  • Finnish: televisiointi — TV broadcast
  • Finnish: televisiolähetys — TV broadcast
  • Bulgarian: предавам по телевизията (predavam po televizijata) — to broadcast by TV
  • Finnish: televisioida — to broadcast by TV
  • Finnish: lähettää — to broadcast a TV program