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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFernseher
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfɛʁnˌzeːɐ̯
"Der Fernseher steht im Wohnzimmer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A telecommunication system for transmitting and receiving visual images and sound that are reproduced on a screen.
"We gathered in the living room to watch the news on television." - 2
A device with a screen for receiving broadcasted television signals and displaying programs.
"They bought a new flat-screen television for the basement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
A hybrid compound coined in the early 20th century, combining the Greek prefix 'tele-' meaning 'far off' or 'distant' with the Latin root 'visio' meaning 'sight' or 'seeing' (from videre, 'to see'). It first entered the English lexicon around 1900 to describe the theoretical transmission of moving images over a distance, becoming ubiquitous as the technology materialized globally.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Television" is said worldwide
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télévision
Transliteration: televizjɔ̃
"Elle regarde la télévision le soir."
Fernseher
Transliteration: ˈfɛʁnˌzeːɐ̯
"Der Fernseher steht im Wohnzimmer."
televisione
Transliteration: televizjoˈne
"Accendo la televisione per vedere il telegiornale."
televisión
Transliteration: teleβiˈsjon
"Me gusta ver películas en la televisión."
televisão
Transliteration: televiˈzɐ̃w̃
"Nós compramos uma televisão nova ontem."
टेलीविज़न
Transliteration: telīviẓan
"बच्चe टेलीविज़न पर कार्टून देख रहे हैं।"
电视
Transliteration: diànshì
"我在家里看电视。"
텔레비전
Transliteration: tellebijeon
"우리는 거실에서 텔레비전을 봅니다."
テレビ
Transliteration: terebi
"私は夜にテレビを見ます。"
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