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broadcast

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford US //ˈbɹɔdˌkæst// UK //bɹˈɔːdkɑːst// broad·cast Archaic General-service

n. a program or information sent out over the radio, television, or internet. It is the actual show or news report that people watch or listen to.

n. a transmission of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic medium. Often used to refer to the specific program being aired.


SIMPLE

The news broadcast starts at six o'clock.

CONTEXTUAL

The emergency broadcast provided residents with vital information about the approaching storm and evacuation routes.

COMPLEX

While digital streaming has fragmented traditional audiences, a live national broadcast remains the most effective way to reach a massive, simultaneous viewership during major sporting events.

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Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast From broad + cast. First attested in the mid 18th century, in the agricultural use of spreading seeds.

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