pretelevision

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adjective

Before the introduction of television.

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pretelevisual
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Meanings

adjectivepretelevision (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the introduction of television.

    Few of these owners had been around in the pretelevision days.

    2012, David Halberstam, The Breaks of the Game, →ISBN
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    Almost all of the memorable pretelevision radio programming was provided by one of the major radio networks.

    1989, Bob Schulberg, Radio Advertising: The Authoritative Handbook, page 57

    Synonyms: pretelevisual

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBefore the introduction of television.

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pretelevisual

Origin

From pre- + television.

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APA

pretelevision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretelevision

MLA

“pretelevision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretelevision. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretelevision,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretelevision.

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