broadcast

Meanings

• verb

  The action or process of sending or transmitting (something, such as radio or television programs) to a wide audience.

  - "The company broadcasts its news reports to a global audience."
  - "The game will be broadcast on national television."

• verb

  To make a public announcement or proclamation.

  - "The mayor broadcast his intention to run for re-election."
  - "The band broadcast their set list before each concert."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈbɹɔdkæst/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=189602"

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Antonyms

narrowcast , narrowcast

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Synonyms

air , transmit , widespread

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with broadcast
forecast , aftercast , outcast , mast

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Variants

List of all variants of broadcast that leads to same result
broadcast , broadcasted , broadcaster , broadcasters , broadcasting , broadcasts , broadcast booth , broadcast journalism , direct broadcast satellite , satellite , satellite television

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Forms

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broadcasts, broadcasting

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Etymology

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From Old French 'brodister', to announce, proclaim, from 'brod' meaning wide, from Latin 'latis' meaning wide.

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Trivia

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1. The first regular television broadcast took place on August 25, 1927.

2. The first radio broadcast took place on December 24, 1906.

3. The term 'broadcast' was first used in the context of radio in the late 1920s.

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Related Concepts

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1. Telecommunication: The transmission of information over significant distances through various means such as telephone, radio, and television.

2. Radio: A wireless communication technology used to transmit audio and sometimes video content over the airwaves.

3. Television: A communication medium used to transmit moving images and sound from a source to a display device.

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Culture

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Broadcast has been used extensively in literature, particularly in science fiction, to describe the transmission of information and entertainment across vast distances. It has also been used metaphorically to describe the dissemination of ideas and information in various contexts.

How to Memorize "broadcast"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large, powerful machine transmitting signals through the airwaves to reach a wide audience.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'broadcast' with the idea of reaching a large audience or disseminating information.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'broadcast' as 'B-R-O-A-D-C-A-S-T' stands for 'Bringing Radio and Other Audio to a Distant Community'.

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