pretelevision

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ television.

Adjective

pretelevision (not comparable)

  1. Before the introduction of television.
    Synonym: pretelevisual
    • 1989, Bob Schulberg, Radio Advertising: The Authoritative Handbook‎, page 57:
      Almost all of the memorable pretelevision radio programming was provided by one of the major radio networks.
    • 2012, David Halberstam, The Breaks of the Game‎, →ISBN:
      Few of these owners had been around in the pretelevision days.
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