🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Televisione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: televiˈzjone

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Télévision/te.le.vi.zjɔ̃/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1200 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha guardato il suo programma preferito in televisione ieri sera."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens.

    "She watched her favorite show on television last night."
  2. 2

    A device that receives television signals and displays them.

    "He bought a new television for the living room."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'télévision' is derived from the French roots 'télé-' meaning 'distant' and 'vision' meaning 'sight'. It was first coined in the early 20th century as technology for transmitting images over distances developed.

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