First Known Use: circa 1939
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newscast
noun news·cast \-ˌkast\
: a radio or television program that reports the news
Full Definition of NEWSCAST
: a radio or television broadcast of news
— news·cast·er \-ˌkas-tər\ noun
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Origin of NEWSCAST
news + broadcast
Rhymes with NEWSCAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
NEWSCAST Defined for Kids
newscast
noun news·cast \ˈnüz-ˌkast, ˈnyüz-\
Definition of NEWSCAST for Kids
: a radio or television broadcast of information on recent events
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