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Webster 1913 Edition


Broadcast

Broad′castˊ

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Noun.
1.
(Agric.)
A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

Broad′castˊ

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Adj.
1.
Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.
2.
Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); – opposed to planting in hills, or rows.

Broad′castˊ

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adv.
So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.

Broad′castˊ

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Verb.
1.
to cast or disperse in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; to diffuse widely.