TV

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noun

TV

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abbreviation

transvestite

Examples of TV in a Sentence

Noun We need a new TV. Do you want to watch some TV before bed?
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Noun
Fanny Herrero accepted Deadline’s French TV Disruptor Award this week at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous gathering in Normandy, France. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025 Ergo, the nostalgic dramedy, wherein Francis Guinan plays the titular and venerable proprietor of Phil’s TV and Radio, and Fischer plays his daughter, Sam. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 Winnipeg’s Frantic Films, headed by CEO and executive producer Jamie Brown, was the recipient of the CMPA’s inaugural TV Producer Indiescreen Award. Jennie Punter, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 In July, Ashley Brown Elliott sued Circle City Broadcasting, WISH-TV's parent company, to break a clause in her employment contract that prohibited her from finding another job in the Indianapolis news market for a year after leaving the station. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 5 Sep. 2025 For the 2025-26 season, WSL Football and IMG have deals secured with channels in Australia (Stan Sport), Norway (VG), Spain (Movistar), MENA (Dubai TV) and Italy (SkyItalia). Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Court documents obtained by WSB-TV 2 revealed that Stone’s two children, Diamond Stone and Michael D’Angelo Archer, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Gwinnett County, Atlanta, against the drivers, a trucking company, and a truck manufacturer connected to the deadly collision. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025 The subscription includes access to NBA TV, classic games, and original programming. Dan Reilly, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 According to Samsung, the Micro RGB TV uses microLEDs, which are much smaller than the mini-LED clusters the Hisense 116UX uses. PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

television

First Known Use

Noun

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of TV was in 1945

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“TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TV. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

TV

noun
(ˈ)tē-ˈvē
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