telethonn.

Brit.

/ˈtɛlᵻθɒn/, U.S.

/ˈtɛləˌθɑn/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tele- comb. form, -thon suffix.

Etymology: < tele- comb. form + -thon suffix.

Originally U.S.

A very long television broadcast, typically one intended to raise money for a charity or cause.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > type of programme

dramedy1905

news film1912

sex comedy1915

television adaptation1935

action comedy1936

sportcast1939

teleshopper1949

telethon1949

special1952

television special1952

TV special1952

science-fictioner1953

spectacular1954

promo1955

sitcom1956

spec1959

spin-off1959

reality programming1962

teleroman1964

mockumentary1965

serialization1965

talk show1965

laugh-in1967

novela1968

reality show1968

breakfast television1971

spy series1975

reality television1978

reality TV1980

series1988

shockumentary1988

1949 Examiner (San Francisco) 10 Apr. 22/5 ‘Telethon’ nets $702,000.

1968 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 16 Sept. 6/5 The telethon, now a widely-used fund raising mechanism.

1982 Listener 8 July 3/2 Perhaps we have all been corrupted by the telethons of Vietnam television reporting.

1992 J. Stern & M. Stern Encycl. Pop Culture 283/1 A champion of the downtrodden on his annual Labor Day Telethon.

2001 P. Magrs All the Rage (2002) v. 111 Kiddies in Krisis was an annual, star-studded telethon and she was bound to get a lot of publicity from it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	telethon
释义	telethonn. Brit. /ˈtɛlᵻθɒn/, U.S. /ˈtɛləˌθɑn/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tele- comb. form, -thon suffix. Etymology: < tele- comb. form + -thon suffix. Originally U.S. A very long television broadcast, typically one intended to raise money for a charity or cause. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > type of programme dramedy1905 news film1912 sex comedy1915 television adaptation1935 action comedy1936 sportcast1939 teleshopper1949 telethon1949 special1952 television special1952 TV special1952 science-fictioner1953 spectacular1954 promo1955 sitcom1956 spec1959 spin-off1959 reality programming1962 teleroman1964 mockumentary1965 serialization1965 talk show1965 laugh-in1967 novela1968 reality show1968 breakfast television1971 spy series1975 reality television1978 reality TV1980 series1988 shockumentary1988 1949 Examiner (San Francisco) 10 Apr. 22/5 ‘Telethon’ nets $702,000. 1968 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 16 Sept. 6/5 The telethon, now a widely-used fund raising mechanism. 1982 Listener 8 July 3/2 Perhaps we have all been corrupted by the telethons of Vietnam television reporting. 1992 J. Stern & M. Stern Encycl. Pop Culture 283/1 A champion of the downtrodden on his annual Labor Day Telethon. 2001 P. Magrs All the Rage (2002) v. 111 Kiddies in Krisis was an annual, star-studded telethon and she was bound to get a lot of publicity from it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1949
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