broadcast
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Pronunciation [edit]
- UK: IPA: /ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/, IPA: /ˈbrɔːdkæst/
- US: IPA: /ˈbɹɔdkæst/, X-SAMPA: /"brOdk{st/
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Etymology [edit]
Adjective [edit]
broadcast (comparative more broadcast, superlative most broadcast)
- cast or scattered widely, in all directions
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- Dutch: wijdverspreid (nl)
Noun [edit]
broadcast (plural broadcasts)
- A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.
- A programme (show, bulletin, documentary ...) so transmitted.
- (dated) The act of scattering seed.
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Translations [edit]
a radio or TV transmission on air
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a program transmitted
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Verb [edit]
broadcast (third-person singular simple present broadcasts, present participle broadcasting, simple past and past participle broadcast or broadcasted)
- To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
- To transmit a message over a wide area
- To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program
- (archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area
- To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people
- simple past tense and past participle of broadcast
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Translations [edit]
to transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
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to transmit a message over a wide area
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to appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program
to sow seeds over a wide area
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References [edit]
- broadcast in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- broadcast in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913