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cablevision

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Definition of cablevision

: cable television

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First Known Use of cablevision

1959, in the meaning defined above

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“Cablevision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cablevision. Accessed 23 May. 2022.

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