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Telecast

Telecast

A programme broadcast on television (television + broadcast).

The final match will have a live telecast at seven.

Remember: TELEvision + broadCAST = telecast. Common in Indian news: live telecast.

Short lessonCompounds, blends & clippingsEnglish makes new words by joining words, fusing parts of words, or cutting words short. This is called word formation.

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