Television

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtÉ›lɪˌvɪʒən/, /ˈtÉ›ləˌvɪʒən/
• Rhymes: -ɪʒən

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} télévision.

Full definition of television

Noun

1. (uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
2. (countable) A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.I have an old television in the study.
3. (uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.fifty-seven channels and nothing on television

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Verb

1. (neologism, informal) To watch television.

Anagrams

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