video

CEFRA1

/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A recording of moving pictures, usually with sound.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A recording or medium of visual content, especially audiovisual content for playback; a motion picture, movie, film.

Examples

  • A wedding is the perfect subject for video.

  • Let's play some video games to kill time.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbidʒo/
  • /ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Television content or media.

  2. Television, a television show, or a movie.

  3. Transient visual content or media, processed with technology.

More examples

In context

  • Role-playing video games are time consuming.

  • Early TV used film to record video.

  • We edited a video montage of Robbie's first birthday.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From the root vide of Latin videō (“to see”) + -o, formed in analogy to audio.