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The correct spelling is broadcast.
How to pronounce broadcast
/ˈbɹɑdkæst/
nounIPA: /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.A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
- 2.A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.
- 3.The act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.
verb
- 1.To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
- 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.To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.
- 4.To sow seeds over a wide area.
adjective
- 1.Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
- 2.Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.
- 3.Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.
adverb
- 1.Widely in all directions; abroad.
- 2.By having its seeds sown over a wide area.
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