pretelevision

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ television.

Adjective

pretelevision (not comparable)

1. Before the introduction of television.

   Synonym: pretelevisual

   • 1989, Bob Schulberg, Radio Advertising: The Authoritative Handbook‎^[1], page 57:

     Almost all of the memorable pretelevision radio programming was provided by one of the major radio networks.

   • 2012, David Halberstam, The Breaks of the Game‎^[2], →ISBN:

     Few of these owners had been around in the pretelevision days.