TV

[tee-vee]

noun, plural TVs.

television.

Origin of TV

First recorded in 1948

Soong

[soo ng]

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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Related Words for tv

box, baby-sitter, eye, tube, station, video, receiver, telly, audio, vid

Examples from the Web for tv

Contemporary Examples of tv

“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she continued.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers
Stereo Williams
January 8, 2015
The resources were what you might expect: Dining room, a media center, a library, a TV room, a meeting room, a computer room.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside
Justin Rohrlich
January 3, 2015
“In America 100 percent of men have free sexual relations after marriage,” he said in another speech, which was aired on TV.
50 Shades of Iran: The Mullahs’ Kinky Fantasies about Sex in the West
IranWire, Shima Sharabi
January 1, 2015
Turn off the TV, put down your phone, and log off the computer.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail
Carrie Arnold
December 30, 2014
It treats touchscreens and TV programs as just one more way to introduce toddlers to animals, colors, and other concepts.
Yes, Your Toddler Can Watch TV: The New Rules for Screen Time
Russell Saunders
December 26, 2014

Historical Examples of tv

"Crazy fraternities," muttered Melinda, turning on the TV set.
Teething Ring
James Causey
"I'm tired of that game," she said, giving the TV set a bored glance.
The Aggravation of Elmer
Robert Andrew Arthur
He recognized the man from his news photos and TV appearances.
Damned If You Don't
Gordon Randall Garrett
That is, they make us live the language of TV, and substitute it for literacy.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
Children growing up with TV miss the experience of movement.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for tv

tv

the internet domain name for

Tuvalu

TV

abbreviation for

television

transvestite

Soong

Song

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.