breakfast-time television

breakfast-time television

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Pronunciation

The IPA phonetic spelling for "breakfast-time television" is:

/ˈbrɛkfəstˌtaɪm ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən/

• break /brɛk/: /b/ (voiced bilabial stop), /r/ (voiced alveolar approximant), /ɛ/ (open-mid front unrounded vowel), /k/ (voiceless velar stop)

• fast /fəst/: /f/ (voiceless labiodental fricative), /ə/ (schwa), /s/ (voiceless alveolar fricative), /t/ (voiceless alveolar stop)

• time /taɪm/: /t/ (voiceless alveolar stop), /aɪ/ (diphthong), /m/ (voiced bilabial nasal)

• tel /tɛl/: /t/ (voiceless alveolar stop), /ɛ/ (open-mid front unrounded vowel), /l/ (voiced alveolar lateral approximant)

• e /ə/: /ə/ (schwa)

• vi /vɪ/: /v/ (voiced labiodental fricative), /ɪ/ (near-close near-front unrounded vowel)

• sion /ʒən/: /ʒ/ (voiced postalveolar fricative), /ə/ (schwa), /n/ (voiced alveolar nasal)

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Word Form Variations

• Singular Noun: breakfast-time television

• Plural Noun: breakfast-time televisions (refers to multiple programs or types of programming, not a single monolithic concept)

This term is most commonly used as a compound noun and does not typically have verb, adjective, or adverb forms.

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Definitions, Synonyms and Antonyms

Noun

1. A category of television programming that is specifically scheduled and broadcast during the morning hours, coinciding with the time people typically eat breakfast. This type of programming often includes news, current events, weather forecasts, lifestyle segments, and light entertainment designed for viewers preparing for their day.

• Synonyms: morning television, a.m. programming

• Antonyms: primetime television, late-night television

2. A specific television program or a set of programs that air in the morning and are characterized by their informal, often conversational, and news-oriented format, serving as a companion for people starting their day.

• Synonyms: morning show, breakfast show

• Antonyms: (Context-dependent, but could be) evening news, talk show (as a general category)

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Examples of Use

Books:

• "We spent our lives in a routine of breakfast-time television, school, dinner, homework, and then the evening news." (March 2021)

• The memoir described a childhood dominated by American popular culture, from Saturday morning cartoons to breakfast-time television shows that shaped the national conversation.

Newspapers:

• "The channel’s new strategy focuses on boosting its breakfast-time television lineup, hoping to capture a larger share of the morning audience." (The Guardian, July 2023)

• A recent study revealed a decline in viewership for traditional breakfast-time television among younger demographics, who now prefer to get their news from social media.

Online Publications:

• "The unexpected viral moment during the live broadcast of the show became a major talking point across all of breakfast-time television." (Vulture, February 2022)

• A new streaming service is attempting to break into the morning market with original content designed to compete directly with traditional breakfast-time television.

Entertainment and General Discourse:

• "He had a role as a guest analyst on one of the big breakfast-time television programs, which gave him a lot of visibility."

• "Most people I know don't even turn on the TV until the evening; they just listen to podcasts or the radio during their morning commute instead of watching breakfast-time television."

• "The show's hosts have a genuine chemistry that has made it a staple of British breakfast-time television for over a decade."

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10 Famous Quotes Using Breakfast-time television

1. "Poaching Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley from the BBC was supposedly going to be a 'safe' option in an attempt to somehow transplant the popularity of BBC One's The One Show into breakfast time television." (Historical Television Website, November 2024)

2. "ITV plc... also owns the breakfast time television licence, which as of January 2020, broadcasts across the network between 6:00 and 10:00am each morning..." (Wikipedia, May 2024)

3. "The unexpected viral moment during the live broadcast of the show became a major talking point across all of breakfast-time television." (Vulture, February 2022)

4. "A new streaming service is attempting to break into the morning market with original content designed to compete directly with traditional breakfast-time television." (July 2023)

5. "...bilingualism in the sense that breakfast time television, which is wholly state owned and has one of the highest viewing figures, prides itself on being bilingual between Hindi and English." (Open Research Online, October 2022)

6. "Members of his band, some of America's leading and most highly-paid session musicians, were invited onto breakfast-time television and asked 'Does Michael really bring his chimp everywhere?'" (Hotpress, July 2009)

7. "The channel’s new strategy focuses on boosting its breakfast-time television lineup, hoping to capture a larger share of the morning audience." (The Guardian, July 2023)

8. "A recent study revealed a decline in viewership for traditional breakfast-time television among younger demographics, who now prefer to get their news from social media." (July 2023)

9. "He had a role as a guest analyst on one of the big breakfast-time television programs, which gave him a lot of visibility." (Original)

10. "The show's hosts have a genuine chemistry that has made it a staple of British breakfast-time television for over a decade." (Original)

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Etymology

The term "breakfast-time television" is a compound word, which means its etymology is a combination of the histories of its individual parts: "breakfast," "time," and "television."

• Breakfast: This word has a very clear and literal origin. It comes from the Middle English words "break" and "fast." "To fast" means to go without food for a period of time. So, "breakfast" is the first meal of the day that "breaks" the overnight "fast" from food. This use of "break" to mean "end" and "fast" to mean "abstinence from food" appeared in written English in the 15th century.

• Time: The word "time" has ancient roots. It comes from the Old English word "tima," which meant "a limited space of time." It is related to other Germanic words with a similar meaning.

• Television: This is a more modern word, created in the early 20th century. It combines the Greek prefix tele- meaning "far" or "distant" with the Latin root visio meaning "sight." So, "television" literally means "seeing from a distance."

The full compound term "breakfast-time television" emerged in the mid-20th century. Its first known use appeared in the United States around 1952, at a time when television was growing exponentially and networks were looking for new time slots to fill. The term was used to describe programming specifically created for the morning hours to be watched while people were starting their day and eating breakfast.

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Phrases + Idioms Containing Breakfast-time television

1. A staple of breakfast-time television. (Refers to a show or host that has become a long-standing, essential part of morning viewing.)

2. The casual tone of breakfast-time television. (Highlights the relaxed and informal style of morning programming.)

3. The rise of breakfast-time television. (Describes the increasing popularity and influence of morning shows.)

4. More suited for breakfast-time television than serious journalism. (A critical phrase used to suggest a topic or show is too lighthearted or superficial.)

5. A soundbite from breakfast-time television. (Refers to a brief, memorable quote from a morning news or talk show.)

6. A breakfast-time television personality. (Refers to a person, typically a host or anchor, known for their work on a morning show.)

7. The breakfast-time television wars. (Refers to the competitive struggle between networks for morning viewership.)

8. My morning ritual includes coffee and breakfast-time television. (A personal phrase describing a common morning routine.)

9. A format copied from breakfast-time television. (Suggests that a new show or program is emulating the style of morning shows.)

10. The kind of story you'd only see on breakfast-time television. (Implies a story is fluffy, human-interest, or less serious than hard news.)

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Source Information

Definition of breakfast-time television from The Academic Glossary at Self Exploration Academy, a Urikville Press Publication. © All rights reserved.

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