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broadcast

/ˈbɹɑdkæst/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
  2. A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.
  3. The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.
  4. To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
  5. To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.
  6. To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.
  7. To sow seeds over a wide area.
  8. Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
  9. Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.
  10. Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.
  11. Widely in all directions; abroad.
  12. By having its seeds sown over a wide area.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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