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teevee

[ tee-vee, tee- ]
/ ˈtiˈvi, ˌti- /

noun Informal.

television.

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Origin of teevee

tee1 + vee, representing pronunciation of TV1

Words nearby teevee

teethridge, teetotal, teetotaler, teetotalism, teetotum, teevee, tef, teff, tefillah, tefillin, TEFL
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Example sentences from the Web for teevee

  • Those of you who are now looking at teevee screens can see my imaged likeness.

    The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith