home entertainment
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of home entertainment
First recorded in 1895–1900 (in reference to a Graphophone, i.e., a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on a wax record)
Example Sentences
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Some of what has impacted the unimpressive growth of the addressable audience for home entertainment has been the instability of the market.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
Meanwhile, first the phonograph and then the radio revolutionized home entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
The boss of one of the UK's biggest cinema chains says he does not see streaming services and home entertainment as competition.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2025
In the 1960s and ’70s, television replaced the radio as the primary form of home entertainment, and evangelical Christianity was on the rise.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
Both of these costumes can be arranged at short notice, and the tableau would be suitable for home entertainment.
From Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants by Head, James H.
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