télévision

See also television

French

Etymology

From télé- (“far off”) + vision (“seeing”), first used by Constantin Perskyi in a paper ("Télévision au moyen de l’électricité") read to the International Electricity Congress at the International World Fair in Paris on August 25, 1900.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /televizjɔ̃/ X-SAMPA: /televizjO~/

Noun

télévision f. (plural télévisions)

1. television

Synonyms

• télé