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CABLE TELEVISION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A television system that transmits over cables
Synonyms:
cable; cable system; cable television; cable television service
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cable television" is a kind of...):
television; television system (a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points)
Meronyms (parts of "cable television"):
cable; line; transmission line (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
Synonyms:
cable; cable television
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("cable television" is a kind of...):
telecasting; television; TV; video (broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects)
