Definition of telecast
telecast
alsotelecasted
;telecasting
transitive verb
: to broadcast by television
intransitive verb
: to broadcast a television program
telecast
nountelecaster
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Recent Examples of telecast from the Web
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The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be telecast at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 on FXX.
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Because of the time difference, the fight will be telecast in the U.S. at 9 p.m. ET from Brisbane.
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The two-hour card from the UNOH Fanzone will be telecast live on NBC Sports Network.
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The meet is being telecast live on NBC and streamed on the NBC Gold subscription service.
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The final will be telecast across Europe at 3 p.m. ET.
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The game – matching teams that have combined to win 36 of 39 – will be telecast nationally by CBS.
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Last year, NBC and Univision declined to telecast the Miss Universe pageant.
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And that same day, a New York City station telecast the first legal TV commercial.
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Origin and Etymology of telecast
tele- + broadcast
TELECAST Defined for English Language Learners
telecast
playDefinition of telecast for English Language Learners
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: to broadcast (a program) by television
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