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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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
His father, a journalist, had somehow gotten his hands on a making-of home video release with behind-the-scenes footage and clips from the sci-fi-horror classic.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024
This is a person who credits his entire career to home video, where most people saw “Swingers.”
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024
But as with the old “Titanic” home video, these restorations have proved controversial, with many viewers objecting strenuously to their pristine new look.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024
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