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television

 
 
/ˈtelɪvɪʒən/ noun

Translation

EQUIPMENT [C] a piece of equipment in the shape of a box, with a screen on the front, used for watching programmes
televizyon
Richard switched the television on.64
PROGRAMMES [U] the programmes that are shown on a television
televizyon programları
I mostly watch television in the evening. I saw it on television. a television programme 64
SYSTEM [U] the system or business of making and broadcasting programmes for television
televizyonculuk işi/sistemi
She works in television. a television company/network → See also closed-circuit television → See also satellite television64
(Definition of television noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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