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[Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: television, from tele- 'tele-' + vision]
[C] also television set
formal a piece of electronic equipment shaped like a box with a screen, on which you can watch programmes
-synonym TV TV
::a widescreen television
turn/switch a television on/off
::Lucy turned on the television to watch the evening news.
turn the television up/down
(=make it louder or quieter)
[U] the programmes broadcast in this way
-synonym TV TV
::In the evenings I like to relax and watch television .
television programme/show/series etc
::a television documentary about runaway children
on (the) television
broadcast or being broadcast on television
::What's on television tonight?
[U] the business of making and broadcasting programmes on television
-synonym TV TV in television
::Jean works in television.
television producer/reporter/presenter etc
::a television film crew
satellite/cable television
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WORD FOCUS: television
similar words: TV, telly (BrE informal), the box (BrE informal), the tube (AmE informal)
programmes on television: the news, soap opera, sitcom, drama series, detective series, documentary, docusoap, game show, talk show also chat show (BrE), made-for-TV movie, cartoon, reality TV, infomercial
a TV programme shown on the Internet: webcast
a company that broadcasts programmes: channel, station
types of television broadcasts: terrestrial (BrE), cable, satellite, digital, pay-per-view
See also: channel surfing