noun /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən,ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/
a) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
It’s a good thing that television doesn’t transmit smell.
b) A device for receiving television signals and displaying them in visual form.
I have an old television in the study.
Syn: boob tube, cultural barbiturate, electronic babysitter, glass teat, goggle box, idiot box, plebvision, shit box, television set, telly, tube, TV
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