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PBS

noun
 
 
/ˌpiː.biːˈes/

Definition

abbreviation for Public Broadcasting Service: a US organization broadcasting generally educational television programmes that is paid for by the people who watch it rather than from advertisingBroadcasting organizations
(Definition of PBS noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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