"slivercast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slivercasts [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from slivercasting. Head templates: {{en-noun}} slivercast (plural slivercasts)
  1. A video program targetted at a niche market.
    Sense id: en-slivercast-en-noun-w5kcpW6L

Verb

Forms: slivercasts [present, singular, third-person], slivercasting [participle, present], slivercasted [past], slivercast [participle, past]
Etymology: Back-formation from slivercasting. Head templates: {{en-verb||||slivercast}} slivercast (third-person singular simple present slivercasts, present participle slivercasting, simple past slivercasted, past participle slivercast)
  1. To deliver a slivercast on TV or the internet.
    Sense id: en-slivercast-en-verb-vXaWEPHo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for slivercast meaning in English (2.6kB)

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