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TV

1 American  
[tee-vee, tee-] / ˈtiˈvi, ˌti- /

noun

TVs plural
  1. television.


TV 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. transvestite.


TV 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. television

  2. transvestite

"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

tv 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Tuvalu

"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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According to the BBC, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, confirmed the end of military operations in a phone call on Iranian state TV, which portrayed the framework deal as a “victory for Iran.”

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

Macron told French TV that the American president's decision to sign the text "was made quite spontaneously".

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

"It what we are used to seeing in movies or TV shows," Lourenço Silva, from the group says.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

After years of building a loyal audience through stand-up, TV appearances and by regularly lighting up our earholes on SiriusXM’s “Jeff Lewis Live,” Towers has delivered his strongest statement yet, “Twink Death.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

“I heard it from that survivor guy on TV who peed into a snake skin and then drank it.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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