COLORCAST

colorcast, colourcast

(noun) a television program that is broadcast in color

colorcast

(verb) broadcast in color

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

colorcast (plural colorcasts)

(photography) An undesirable tint of color affecting another color in a photograph, due to incorrect balance.

Etymology 2

Verb

colorcast (third-person singular simple present colorcasts, present participle colorcasting, simple past and past participle colorcasted)

(dated) To broadcast television in color.

Source: Wiktionary



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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