Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telecast

/ˈtɛlɪkæst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: tele-cast
IPA: /ˈtɛlɪkæst/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To broadcast by television.

Transitive verb

verb

To broadcast a television program.

Intransitive verb

noun

A television broadcast, especially outside of a studio.

Example Sentences

"Cooley currently is ironing out details of the proposed kinescoping with Klaus Landsberg, topper at KTLA, over whose facilities the hour-long show has been telecast […]"
"[The Kumbh Mela festival] would be telecast across the country."
"By the time the telecast starts, you’ll be an industry insider."

Etymology

From tele- + -cast, from broadcast.

Usage

Inflected Forms

telecasts (present, singular) telecasting (participle, present) telecasted (common, error unknown tag) telecasts (plural)

Derived Forms

retelecast pretelecast

Frequently Paired Words

televise

Synonyms

televise air

Questions

How do you pronounce telecast?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛlɪkæst/.
What does telecast mean?: To broadcast by television.
Where does telecast come from?: From tele- + -cast, from broadcast.

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