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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Programme  \Pro"gramme\,  n.  [L.  programma  a  public  proclamation, 
  manifesto,  Gr  ?,  fr  ?  to  write  before  or  in  public;  ? 
  before  forth  +  ?  to  write;  cf  F.  programme.  See  {Graphic}.] 
  That  which  is  written  or  printed  as  a  public  notice  or 
  advertisement;  a  scheme;  a  prospectus;  especially,  a  brief 
  outline  or  explanation  of  the  order  to  be  pursued,  or  the 
  subjects  embraced,  in  any  public  exercise,  performance,  or 
  entertainment;  a  preliminary  sketch. 
 
  {Programme  music}  (Mus.),  descriptive  instrumental  music 
  which  requires  an  argument  or  programme  to  explain  the 
  meaning  of  its  several  movements. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  programme 
  n  1:  an  announcement  of  the  events  that  will  occur  as  part  of  a 
  theatrical  or  sporting  event;  "you  can't  tell  the 
  players  without  a  program"  [syn:  {program}] 
  2:  a  radio  or  television  show  "did  you  see  his  program  last 
  night?"  [syn:  {broadcast},  {program}] 
  3:  (computer  science)  a  sequence  of  instructions  that  a 
  computer  can  interpret  and  execute;  "the  program  required 
  several  hundred  lines  of  code"  [syn:  {program},  {computer 
  program},  {computer  programme}] 
  4:  a  system  of  projects  or  services  intended  to  meet  a  public 
  need  "he  proposed  an  elaborate  program  of  public  works"; 
  "working  mothers  rely  on  the  day  care  program"  [syn:  {program}] 
  5:  a  series  of  steps  to  be  carried  out  or  goals  to  be 
  accomplished;  "they  drew  up  a  six-step  plan";  "they 
  discussed  plans  for  a  new  bond  issue"  [syn:  {plan},  {program}] 
  6:  a  performance  (or  series  of  performances)  at  a  public 
  presentation;  "the  program  lasted  more  than  two  hours" 
  [syn:  {program}] 
  v  1:  write  a  computer  program  [syn:  {program}] 
  2:  arrange  a  program  of  or  for  [syn:  {program}] 




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