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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“Every time a disruption hits — whether the introduction of television, the rise of cable, home video, the arrival of the internet — Hollywood always reacts like it’s an extinction-level event,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
In one home video clip, the boy throwing the darts is wearing a nappy.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025
Studios adopted shorter windows in hopes that they could capture more home video revenue while the movies were still in the cultural ether.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
I was going to talk about how we see lots of home video footage in the docuseries.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024
This is a person who credits his entire career to home video, where most people saw “Swingers.”
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024
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