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television in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
    "the British call a tv set a telly"
    television receiver  television  television set  tv  tv set  idiot box  boob tube  telly  goggle box 
  2. broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
    "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
    television  telecasting  TV  video 
  3. a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
    television  television system 
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television in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) (uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
  2. (noun) (countable) A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
  3. (noun) (uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
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