home video

noun

plural home videos
1
: a homemade video (see video entry 1 sense 1) that is not usually intended for commercial release or distribution
We showed our friends home videos of our vacation in the Caribbean.
People are consuming millions of hours of shaky, selfie-quality home video on their phones every day.Karen Bussone
… make a home video, using a cell phone or camera, of yourself performing your selection.The Brunswick Beacon (Shallotte, North Carolina)
2
: prerecorded video (see video entry 1 sense 1a) marketed for home viewing
The popular TV series … returns to home video with the DVD and Blu-ray releases of … Season Three.Mike Spring
It's not clear when other [streaming] platforms will add season four, but it usually takes several months for new seasons to receive a home video release …Business Insider US

Examples of home video in a Sentence

the latest releases in home video We watched a home video of their wedding.
Recent Examples on the Web Jose Menendez worked for a film studio and oversaw the home video division, leading investigators to initially suspect that the murders were linked to his business dealings. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 Smaller movies like this tend to have a long life, moving through the international film festival circuit to bigger bookings in cinemas and to home video. John Semley, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024 And the best-case scenario is becoming one of those hidden gems that have a second life on home video. Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2024 An overdue celebration and charming love note to Grammy award-winning songwriter and artist Allee Willis, with an extensive home video archive charting her zany ’80s parties and inner growth. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for home video 

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Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of home video was in 1980

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“Home video.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20video. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.

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