video
[ vid-ee-oh ]
/ ˈvɪd iˌoʊ /
noun
adjective
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Nearby words
- vide infra,
- vide post,
- vide supra,
- vide ut supra,
- videlicet,
- video art,
- video call,
- video camera,
- video cassette,
- video cassette recorder
Origin of video
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video
/ (ˈvɪdɪˌəʊ) /
adjective
relating to or employed in the transmission or reception of a televised image
of, concerned with, or operating at video frequencies
noun plural -os
verb videos, videoing or videoed
to record (a television programme, etc) on a video cassette recorder
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Word Origin for video
C20: from Latin vidēre to see, on the model of audio
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video
1935, as visual equivalent of audio, from Latin video "I see," first person singular present indicative of videre "to see" (see vision). video game is from 1973.
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