Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

televisionese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tele-vi-sionese
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon associated with the television industry.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This is illustrated in the new televisionese term “info-tainment,” which refers to superimposing an entertainment framework on traditional information or news media."

Etymology

From television + -ese.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: television

Usage

Questions

What does televisionese mean?: The jargon associated with the television industry.
Where does televisionese come from?: From television + -ese.

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