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unbroadcast en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast English unbroadcast From un- + broadcast.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not broadcasted.
    • Later this month it will release what it calls a DVD “time capsule” with “60 Minutes” reports about Mr. Obama, unbroadcast interviews and two hours’ worth of his speeches. 2009 February 2, Brian Stelter, “To Relive the Inauguration, a Wave of Network DVDs”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2013:
    • He rails against political correctness and health and safety regulations, and earlier this summer was accused of calling Gordon Brown "a cunt" in unbroadcast comments to his Top Gear audience, whom he has also referred to as "oafs". 2009 November 12, Patrick Barkham, “Top Gear: Why We're Mad About the Boys”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2020:
    • We must ensure when we promise anonymity that we are in a position to honour it, taking account of the implications of any possible court order demanding the disclosure of our unbroadcast material. BBC Editorial Guidelines, quoted in 2014, Adele Emm, Researching for the Media: Television, Radio and Journalism (page 77)