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TLC
TLC (name) means an American cable television channel, originally launched as The Learning Channel. Example: “TLC now airs mostly reality shows about families and weddings.”
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An American cable television channel, originally launched as The Learning Channel.
"For the TLC undertaking, he employs only underachievers, cronies who have been hired for their ability to make the work site madcap and, therefore, filmable."
— Ned Martel, The Unlikely Progress of a Barely Motivated Underachiever (2005)
"TLC now airs mostly reality shows about families and weddings."
How to use TLC
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of a US TV channel, now known for lifestyle and reality programming rather than its original educational focus.
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What does “TLC” mean?
The word “TLC” means an American cable television channel, originally launched as The Learning Channel. In plain terms, the name of a US TV channel, now known for lifestyle and reality programming rather than its original educational focus.
How do you use “TLC” in a sentence?
Here is “TLC” used in a sentence: “TLC now airs mostly reality shows about families and weddings.”
What part of speech is “TLC”?
“TLC” is a name.
Is “TLC” a common word?
“TLC” is an uncommon word in modern English.
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