TV

[ tee-vee ]

/ ˈtiˈvi /

noun, plural TVs.

television.

Origin of TV

First recorded in 1948

Definition for tv (2 of 2)

Soong

[ soo ng ]

/ sʊŋ /

noun

Charles Jones,1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).

Ai-ling

[ahy-ling] /ˈaɪˈlɪŋ/, 1888–1973, wife of H. H. Kung.

Ching-ling or Ch’ing-ling

[ching-ling] /ˈtʃɪŋˈlɪŋ/, 1892–1981, widow of Sun Yat-sen.

Mei-ling or Mayling [mey-ling] /ˈmeɪˈlɪŋ/, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, 1897–2003, wife of Chiang Kai-shek.

Tse-ven or Tzu-wen

[tsoo -wuhn] /ˈtsʊˈwʌn/, T.V., 1894–1971, Chinese financier.

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Examples from the Web for tv

“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
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The resources were what you might expect: Dining room, a media center, a library, a TV room, a meeting room, a computer room.
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“In America 100 percent of men have free sexual relations after marriage,” he said in another speech, which was aired on TV.
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Turn off the TV, put down your phone, and log off the computer.
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It treats touchscreens and TV programs as just one more way to introduce toddlers to animals, colors, and other concepts.
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He cut in the circuit, and waited for the phone's TV screen to show the face of his caller.
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I saw these films on TV and I subsequently saw them at the station.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
He turned on cue to give the TV audience a full-face closeup.
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It was a tonic, a fine one, better than pills and tea and toast, daytime TV and flat ginger-ale.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
Was there some sort of floodlights set up in connection with the TV cameras?
Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for tv (1 of 3)

tv

the internet domain name for

Tuvalu

British Dictionary definitions for tv (2 of 3)

TV

abbreviation for

television

transvestite

British Dictionary definitions for tv (3 of 3)

Soong

Song

/ (sʊŋ) /

noun

an influential Chinese family, notably Soong Ch'ing-ling (1890–1981), who married Sun Yat-sen and became a vice-chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959); and Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), who married Chiang Kai-shek

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Word Origin and History for tv

TV

1948, shortened form of television (q.v.). TV dinner (1954) is a proprietary name registered by Swanson & Sons, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

TV

noun, plural TVs.

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tv

the internet domain name for

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abbreviation for

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Song

noun

Word Origin and History for tv

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