Television

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English

Noun

Television (countable and uncountable; plural Televisions)
  1. (uncountable) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
    It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
  2. (countable) A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
    I have an old television in the study.
  3. (uncountable) Collectively, the programs broadcast via the medium of television.
    ... fifty-seven channels and nothing on [television].

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Etymology

From tele- (far off) + vision (seeing).

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Finnish

Noun

television

  1. genitive singular form of televisio

Swedish

Noun

Television c.

  1. television

Etymology

tele- +‎ vision

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