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cablevision

/ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən/

cablevision noun: cable television.

Noun

cablevision (uncountable)

  1. cable television
    • A further closely related policy of the CRTC is that Canadian stations should have first call on cablevision channels, with which principle no one can argue save where a spurious application of the principle is threatened […]1974, Canada. Parliament. Senate, Debates of the Senate: Official Report (Hansard)
    • When I came back Elaine had left on her date with the short-order cook, and Pam was watching Valley of the Dolls on cablevision.1991, Gloria J. Kaufman, In Stitches: A Patchwork of Feminist Humor and Satire, page 16

Origin of cablevision

Blend of cable + television.

Questions about cablevision

What does cablevision mean?
Cablevision means cable television.
What part of speech is cablevision?
Cablevision is a noun.
How do you pronounce cablevision?
Cablevision is pronounced /ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən/.

Words near cablevision in the dictionary

  1. cablessness
  2. cablet
  3. cabletie
  4. cableties
  5. cablets
  6. cablevision
  7. cableway
  8. cableways
  9. cablework
  10. cablike
  11. Cablinasian

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