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Coverage

//ˈkʌv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An amount by which something or someone is covered. countable, uncountable

    "Don't go to lunch if we don't have enough coverage for the help-desk phones."

  2. 2
    the extent to which something is covered wordnet
  3. 3
    The amount and type of attention given to an event or topic in news media or other media. countable, uncountable

    "Through services using the Elizabeth line were increased from November 6, but this did not attract significant media coverage - mainly because it has been an operational success, […]."

  4. 4
    the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television wordnet
  5. 5
    The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the total amount and type of insurance carried wordnet
  2. 7
    The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network. countable, uncountable

    "The primary coverage area of a station is that area throughout which the station can be received without objectionable interference from static, electrical interfering noises, or interference from other radio broadcasting stations, practically all of the time the station is in operation."

  3. 8
    The signal strength, reception of a radio signal. countable, uncountable

    "Mobile phone coverage is poor in some areas."

  4. 9
    Defense. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin cooperiō Old French covrirbor. Middle English coveren English cover Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English coverage From cover + -age. First attested in 1912. Compare Middle English coverage (“a charge for having or stall or booth at a fair”).

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