/ˈtelɪvɪʒn/
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Translation
A box with a screen that shows programmes and films; the short form is TV.
Word origin
From Greek tele, meaning far, plus Latin visio, meaning sight.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- tele
- English cognates
- telephone, vision
Grammar
Gender
Pluraltelevisions
Examples
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"On television" is the usual way to say where you watched it.
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Here "television" is the machine itself.
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"Televisions" is the plural form.
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