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Definition of television
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 sound
2 : a television receiving set
3a : the television broadcasting industryb : television as a medium of communication
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Examples of television in a Sentence
people who turn on the television the minute they walk in the door
Recent Examples of television from the Web
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A television was reported missing from a residence.
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Koike, 64, is a former television journalist fluent in English and Arabic who has served as environment minister and defense minister, as well as an LDP executive.
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Trump has faced bipartisan backlash after tweeting disparaging remarks toward television hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, who are engaged.
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Stretched out in one of the hospital’s four hyperbaric chambers, wrapped in blankets with her head propped up to watch television, Hall breathed pure oxygen for two hours at a time.
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The television show Sex and the City helped bring Manolo Blahnik shoes to the attention of a wide audience.
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The novella's path to television is a little confusing, as Martin sold the Nightflyers film and TV rights to Robert Jaffe in 1984, who produced the 1987 film by Robert Collector.
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And while his first solo performance on U.S. television was undeniably amazing, Liam definitely stole the show in another way.
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Back home in New Orleans, the Breauxs watched the brawl unfold on their television screen.
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Origin and Etymology of television
French télévision, from télé- tele- + vision vision
TELEVISION Defined for English Language Learners
television
playDefinition of television for English Language Learners
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: an electronic system of sending images and sounds by a wire or through space
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: a piece of equipment with a screen that receives images and sounds sent by television
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: programs that are broadcast by television
TELEVISION Defined for Kids
television
playDefinition of television for Students
1 : an electronic system of sending images and sound over a wire or through space by devices that change light and sound into electrical signals and then change these back into light and sound
2 : a piece of equipment with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
3 : programs that are broadcast by television
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