video
Etymology

From the root vide of Latin videō + -o, formed in analogy to audio.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/
Noun

video

  1. Television, television show, movie.
  2. A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).
    Synonyms: clip, vid
    We made a video montage of Robbie for his fiftieth birthday.
    Check out my new videos on YouTube.
  3. Motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.
  4. (dated) VHS.
Translations Translations Translations Translations Verb

video (third-person singular simple present videoes, present participle videoing, simple past and past participle videoed)

  1. (Britain) To record using a video camera, to videotape
  2. (Britain) To record a television program
  3. (ambitransitive) To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.



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