Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A television.
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- noun idiomatic
Television .
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- noun an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
Etymologies
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An allusion to the supposed mind-reducing nature of television programming or its lack of educational value.
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tammanycall commented on the word idiot box
television
April 7, 2009