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simulcast

verb si·mul·cast \ˈsī-məl-ˌkast also ˈsi-\

: to broadcast (a program) by radio and television at the same time

Full Definition of SIMULCAST

intransitive verb
:  to broadcast simultaneously (as by radio and television)
transitive verb
:  to broadcast (a program) by simulcasting
— simulcast noun
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Origin of SIMULCAST

simultaneous broadcast
First Known Use: 1948

Rhymes with SIMULCAST

acid-fast, captain's mast, chiliast, cineast, colorfast, flabbergast, fore-topmast, hard-and-fast, main-topmast, mizzenmast, opencast, overcast, pederast, phase-contrast, plaster cast, rebroadcast, scholiast, telecast, weathercast

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