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24/11/2025

– GRANGERIZE

V.
1. to illustrate (a book) by inserting prints, drawings, etc, taken from other works
2. to raid (books) to acquire material for illustrating another book

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23/11/2025

– FRONTISPIECE

COUNTABLE N.
The frontispiece of a book is a picture at the beginning, opposite the page with the title on.

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22/11/2025

– DECOUPAGE

N.
1. the art or process of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper, card, etc
2. anything produced by this technique

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21/11/2025

– TELEVISION

1. COUNTABLE N.
A television or television set is a piece of electrical equipment consisting of a box with a glass screen on it on which you can watch programmes with pictures and sounds.
2. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Television is the system of sending pictures and sounds by electrical signals over a distance so that people can receive them on a television in their home.
3. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Television refers to all the programmes that you can watch.
4. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Television is the business or industry concerned with making programmes and broadcasting them on television.

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20/11/2025

– SIMULCAST

1. COUNTABLE N.
A simulcast is a programme which is broadcast at the same time on radio and television, or on more than one channel.
2. V.
To simulcast a programme means to broadcast it at the same time on radio and television, or on more than one channel.

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19/11/2025

– MOCKUMENTARY

N.
a satirical television or radio programme in the form of a parody of a documentary

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18/11/2025

– CATHODE-RAY TUBE

COUNTABLE N.
A cathode-ray tube is a device in televisions and computer terminals which sends an image onto the screen.

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17/11/2025

– BINGE-WATCH

V.
If you binge-watch a television series, you watch several episodes one after another in a short time.

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16/11/2025

– BAIRD

N.
John Logie. 1888–1946, Scottish engineer: inventor of a 240-line mechanically scanned system of television, replaced in 1935 by a 405-line electrically scanned system

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15/11/2025

– AIRWAVES

1. PLURAL N.
The airwaves is used to refer to the activity of broadcasting on radio and television. For example, if someone says something over the airwaves, they say it on the radio or television.
2. PLURAL N.
Airwaves are the radio waves which are used in radio and television broadcasting.

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14/11/2025

–KINDNESS

1. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Kindness is the quality of being gentle, caring, and helpful.
2. COUNTABLE N.
A kindness is a helpful or considerate act.

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13/11/2025

– EX GRATIA

Adj.
An ex gratia payment is one that is given as a favour or gift and not because it is legally necessary.

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