"-cast" meaning in English

See -cast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Back-formation from broadcast. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|broadcast}} Back-formation from broadcast Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -cast, {{en-suffix}} -cast
  1. Forming words for audiovisual content distributed to an audience, usually in a manner denoted by the word stem. Tags: morpheme Related terms: Solid compounds based on cam, dashcam, and others
    Sense id: en--cast-en-suffix-74Rd792f Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

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