television

television
n.

1) to put on, turn on the television

2) to watch television

3) to turn off the television

4) black-and-white; color television

5) cable, pay; closed-circuit; educational; local; national; peak-viewing-time (BE), prime-time (esp. AE); public television

6) on television (I saw her on television)

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['telɪˌvɪʒ(ə)n]
closed-circuit
color television
educational
local
national
public television
turn on the television
peak-viewing-time (BE)
prime-time (esp. AE)
black-and-white
to put on
to turn off the television
to watch television
on television (I saw her on television)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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