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programme

/ ˈprəʊɡræm /

noun

  1. a written or printed list of the events, performers, etc, in a public performance
  2. a performance or series of performances, often presented at a scheduled time, esp on radio or television
  3. a specially arranged selection of things to be done

    what's the programme for this afternoon?

  4. a plan, schedule, or procedure
  5. a syllabus or curriculum
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verb

  1. to design or schedule (something) as a programme
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. computing a variant spelling of program
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of programme1

C17: from Late Latin programma, from Greek: written public notice, from pro- ² + graphein to write
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Example Sentences

She said she would continue to push the issue and that "restitution is a key pillar of any programme of reparative justice".

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She told the BBC’s Evening Extra programme that he was “one of the last great interviewers of the Belfast Agreement time”.

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"The Latin American countries are working very hard – we will not allow the gender programme to drop and allow human rights to be dropped," she told BBC News.

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The move is part of a major restructuring programme, which will see 4,000 posts closed across Europe as a whole.

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But he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that working with other countries to intercept people before they reached the coast of France and undermining the business models of smuggling gangs was crucial.

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