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telecast

[ tel-i-kast, -kahst ]

/ ˈtɛl ɪˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

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verb (used with or without object), tel·e·cast or tel·e·cast·ed, tel·e·cast·ing.

to broadcast by television.

noun

a television broadcast.

Origin of telecast

First recorded in 1935–40; tele(vision) + (broad)cast

OTHER WORDS FROM telecast

tel·e·cast·er, noun

Words nearby telecast

tele-, tele., teleboides, telecamera, telecanthus, telecast, telecine, telecom, telecommunicate, telecommunication, telecommunications

Example sentences from the Web for telecast

But the October 1964 telecast is still regarded as the defining Ronald Reagan speech.

Remembering Reagan’s Defining Speech |Stuart Stevens |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
All of these shows make backstories and the human element of the contestants a big part of the telecast.

Nigel Lythgoe on How to Save Reality TV, ‘On the Town,’ and ‘Brokeback Ballroom’ |Kevin Fallon |October 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Haskell was also the second-billed executive producer of last weekend's telecast.

The Real Housewives of Miss America |Kate Shindle |September 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sure, the Golden Globes telecast was fun, but what goes on when the cameras stop rolling?

Partying With the Golden Globes Stars: Taylor Swift Cuts a Rug, Ben Affleck Holds Court, and More |Marlow Stern |January 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

First of all, this telecast featured some of the best singing nuns since Whoopi Goldberg was Back in the Habit.

‘Sound of Music Live!’ Review: The Hills Are Barely Alive |Kevin Fallon |December 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
"Only by telecast, back Solside," Paula Quinton replied, helping herself.

Ullr Uprising |Henry Beam Piper
I'm taking this with the fast shutter, but we'll telecast it in slow motion, from the beginning to the end.

Omnilingual |H. Beam Piper
"The hypership City of Asgard, from Aton, has just come into telecast range," he began.

The Cosmic Computer |Henry Beam Piper
These telecast people must save up every inch of old news-film they ever took.

The Edge of the Knife |Henry Beam Piper
Within a week, the films taken at the camp had been shown so frequently on telecast as to wear out their interest value.

Little Fuzzy |Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for telecast

telecast

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌkɑːst) /

verb -casts, -casting, -cast or -casted

to broadcast (a programme) by television

noun

a television broadcast

Derived forms of telecast

telecaster, noun