television
/ˈtelɪvɪʒən/ nounDefinition
EQUIPMENT [C] › a piece of equipment in the shape of a box, with a screen on the front, used for watching programmes: Richard switched the television on.
PROGRAMMES [U] › the programmes that are shown on a television: I mostly watch television in the evening. I saw it on television. a television programme
SYSTEM [U] › the system or business of making and broadcasting programmes for television: She works in television. a television company/network → See also closed-circuit television → See also satellite television
(Definition of television noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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