English Explanatory Dictionary

farseer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
  2. An instrument or tool used to farsee; scope
  3. A television set.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɑːsɪə/ /ˈfɑɹˌsiːɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-farseer.wav

Word forms

farseer farseers

Etymology

Modelled after German Fernseher (“TV set”, literally “farseer”), from Fernsehen (“television”, literally “farsee”), calque of French télévision, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “far away”) and Latin visio (“sight”). By surface analysis, far + seer.

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