home video
Americannoun
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a videotape recorded by camcorder generally for noncommercial use, especially for viewing at home.
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the business of renting or selling prerecorded videocassettes for viewing especially at home.
Example Sentences
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Criterion, which has long put out high-end home video editions of Anderson’s work and recently issued a 20-disc box set, will also have a special presence at the Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
He pioneered the “Movie of the Week” at ABC, instituted the miniseries, embraced home video and propelled reality TV with the inception of “Cops” at Fox.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
Egoyan intersperses scenes set in the present with home video footage of Jeanine as a child, shot by her own father, blindfolded and doing strange dances in the woods.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
In one home video clip, the boy throwing the darts is wearing a nappy.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
Appearing as part of the new BBC iPlayer documentary, Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell, the short clip shows Uncle Bryn and Jason in a home video.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
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