Definition of Telecast

1. Noun. A television broadcast.

Generic synonyms: Broadcast
Terms within: Film Clip

2. Verb. Broadcast via television. "They telecast the information to them"; "The Royal wedding was televised"
Exact synonyms: Televise
Category relationships: Telecasting, Television, Tv, Video
Specialized synonyms: Colorcast
Generic synonyms: Air, Beam, Broadcast, Send, Transmit
Derivative terms: Telecaster, Telecasting, Television, Television

Definition of Telecast

1. Verb. (transitive) To broadcast by television. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To broadcast a television program. ¹

3. Noun. A television broadcast, especially outside of a studio. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Telecast

1. to broadcast by television [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Telecast

teld
tele
tele-
telebanking
telebureau
telebureaus
telebureaux
telebusiness
telebusinesses
telecall
telecalls
telecanthus
telecardiogram
telecardiophone
telecare
telecast (current term)
telecasted
telecaster
telecasters
telecasting
telecasts
telecenter
telecenters
telecentre
telecentres
telecentric
telechelic
telechir
telechirs
telecine

Literary usage of Telecast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Both telecast and televise now usually mean “to broadcast by television”: the network decided to telecast only the first, as a one-time special —Carey ..."

2. Copyright Licensing Regimes Covering Retransmissioon of Broadcast Signals edited by Howard Coble (2001)
"The point is, however, that the law is not so confining in the case of licensing professional sports telecast rights. Laws which preserve a free marketplace ..."

3. Investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell Also Known As David Koresh (The Waco by Philip B. Heymann (1993)
"The actual scope of the exception does apply to the broad range of telecast material. It, as we have said, mentions as possible areas of application certain ..."

4. Oversight of the Professional Boxing Industry: Hearing Before the Committee edited by John McCain (2000)
"Boxing events that we telecast on Showtime or supply to the pay-per-view universe are first brought to us for our consideration by promoters sucn as Don ..."

5. Imagine A Metropolis: Rotterdam's Creative Class, 1970-2000 by Patricia van Ulzen (2007)
"I have been unable to locate either previews or reviews of the telecast in the Rotterdam papers. 32 Interview by Piet Piryns with Jules Deelder, May 19, ..."

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