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television

Main Entry:: tele·vi·sion
Pronunciation:: \ˈte-lə-ˌvi-zhən especially British ˌte-lə-ˈ\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: French télévision, from télé- tele- + vision vision
Date:: 1907

1: an electronic system of transmitting transient images of fixed or moving objects together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound2: a television receiving set3 a: the television broadcasting industry b: television as a medium of communication

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