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
In a recent episode of Apple TV's The Reluctant Traveler, the Prince of Wales opened up to host Eugene Levy about the late Duke of Edinburgh’s famously sharp (and occasionally unintentional) sense of humor, recalling how much laughter filled their family gatherings. Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025 Unfortunately, Disney is proposing costly economic terms that would raise prices on YouTube TV customers and give our customers fewer choices, while benefiting Disney’s own live TV products - like Hulu + Live TV and, soon, Fubo. Chris Sims, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025 According to Disney, the carriage fee increases that Google is balking at are in line with what Disney has successfully negotiated with other distributors, including it own Hulu + Live TV and Fubo services. Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025 The Race just won the Best Entertainment category at the Bavarian TV Awards, a very high-profile award in Germany. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025 Other alternative options, like Sling TV, which has a daily subscription offer, have attempted to woo potential switchers, too. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025 The Mouse now intends to merge Fubo TV with Hulu + Live TV, a combo that could rival YouTube TV as a live television provider. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025 The retitled The Thirsty Thirty from Thailand (Disney+), was the first such adaptation of Nothing but Thirty, but the company has since rolled out a version in Vietnam, and is developing or in production for versions in Japan (with Fuji TV), South Korea (with JTBC), Hong Kong and Indonesia. Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025 Her initially inexplicable obsession sets the tone for Apple TV’s unusually humane conspiracy thriller. Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

TV

noun
(ˈ)tē-ˈvē
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