television

A1 Topic:Media & Publishing

US /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/ UK /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/ See IPA manual

Freq #2073

Meanings

1

noun
A device with a screen and speakers for watching broadcast programmes.

We bought a new television for the living room.
2

noun
The system of sending pictures and sound that people watch on a screen.

She watched television for hours last night.
3

noun
The programmes broadcast on television.

There's nothing good on television tonight.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a device with a screen and... tv settelevision set

More tellytv

Word family

Forms televisions

Derived forms antitelevisioncablevisioncellevisionmade-for-televisionnontelevisionpretelevisionscramblevisionspankavisiontalmudvisionteleplaytelevangelicaltelevangelism

Related forms televisetelevisionaltelevisionallytelevisionarytelevisualtelevize

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Simplified etymology

Television was formed by 1907 from Greek tēle “far off” and a second element derived from Latin videre “to see.” The hybrid Greek-Latin word therefore denotes seeing at a distance; the abbreviation TV appeared shortly after the Second World War.

Etymology

From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.

*weyd- Proto-Indo-European télévision French

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Media & Publishing Film & Television

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# television

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/
**Frequency rank:** 2073

## Meanings
1. A device with a screen and speakers for watching broadcast programmes.
2. The system of sending pictures and sound that people watch on a screen.
3. The programmes broadcast on television.

## Examples
- We bought a new television for the living room.
- She watched television for hours last night.
- There's nothing good on television tonight.

## Synonyms
- telly
- tv

## Derived Forms
- antitelevision
- cablevision
- cellevision
- made-for-television
- nontelevision
- pretelevision
- scramblevision
- spankavision
- talmudvision
- teleplay
- televangelical
- televangelism

## Related Forms
- televise
- televisional
- televisionally
- televisionary
- televisual
- televize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weyd-
- Root: télévision
- Affix: tele- - far

## Etymology
From tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference.

## AI Etymology
Television is from tele- + vision; first attested in 1900, probably influenced by French télévision from Constantin Perskyi's 1900 paper that was unpublished but presented at a Paris conference. In present-day use, it can mean a device with a screen and speakers for watching broadcast programmes, or the system of sending pictures and sound that people watch on a screen.

## Topics
- Media & Publishing
- Film & Television

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