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television
noun
an
electronic
device
with
a
screen
that
receives
broadcast
or
streamed
signals
so
you
can
watch
moving
pictures
and
hear
sound
.
•
After
dinner
,
the
family
gathered
around
the
television
to
watch
a
movie
.
After
dinner
,
the
family
gathered
around
the
television
to
watch
a
movie
.
•
He
accidentally
dropped
the
remote
and
turned
the
television
off
.
He
accidentally
dropped
the
remote
and
turned
the
television
off
.
Formed
in
the
early
1900s
from
Greek
tele-
“
far
”
+
Latin
visio
“
sight
,”
literally
meaning
“
seeing
from
a
distance
.”
noun
-
television
the
system
or
activity
of
transmitting
moving
pictures
and
sound
,
or
the
programmes
that
are
broadcast
by
this
system
.
•
Live
television
showed
the
rocket
launch
to
millions
of
viewers
.
Live
television
showed
the
rocket
launch
to
millions
of
viewers
.
•
She
prefers
reading
books
to
watching
television
.
She
prefers
reading
books
to
watching
television
.
Formed
in
the
early
1900s
from
Greek
tele-
“
far
”
+
Latin
visio
“
sight
,”
literally
meaning
“
seeing
from
a
distance
.”
