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videotape

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of videotape

  1. a recording (as of a movie) on magnetic tape for playback on a TV watched a videotape of her daughter's first ballet recital Synonyms tape, tape recording, vid, videoRelated Words DVD, laser disc; videocassette, videodisc (or videodisk)

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