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broadcast

The correct spelling is broadcast.

How to pronounce broadcast

/ˈbɹɑdkæst/
noun

IPA: /ˈbɹɑdkæst/

Say it like: Broa-dca-st

The correct spelling is broadcast. A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver. For example: "The DJ was feeling nervous before his first national broadcast."

Usage Examples

The DJ was feeling nervous before his first national broadcast.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
  2. 2.A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.
  3. 3.The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.

verb

  1. 1.To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
  2. 2.To transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.
  3. 3.To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.
  4. 4.To sow seeds over a wide area.

adjective

  1. 1.Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
  2. 2.Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.
  3. 3.Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.

adverb

  1. 1.Widely in all directions; abroad.
  2. 2.By having its seeds sown over a wide area.

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