broadcast
/ˈbɹɑdkæst//-kæst//ˈbɹɔdkæst/noun
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A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.
A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted.
Example: The DJ was feeling nervous before his first national broadcast.
Antonyms:narrowcastThe act of scattering seed; a crop grown from such seed.
verb
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To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means.
Synonyms:airtransmitAntonyms:narrowcastTo transmit a message over a wide area; specifically, to send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people.
To appear as a performer, presenter, or speaker in a broadcast programme.
To sow seeds over a wide area.
adjective
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Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.
Communicated, signalled, or transmitted through radio waves or electronic means.
Relating to transmissions of messages or signals through radio waves or electronic means.
adverb
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Widely in all directions; abroad.
By having its seeds sown over a wide area.