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Black-and-white television

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A monochrome system of transmitting and receiving television signals. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A television set that displays only monochrome images. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Retronym for television, coined after the invention of colour television to refer specifically to the type of television existing before then.

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