tv

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tee-vee]
- /ˈtiˈvi/
- /ˌtiː.ˈviː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee-vee]
- /ˈtiˈvi/

Definitions of tv word

abbreviation TV television. 1
noun tv Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong). 1
noun tv Ai-ling [ahy-ling] /ˈaɪˈlɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1973, wife of H. H. Kung. 1
noun tv Ching-ling or Ch’ing-ling [ching-ling] /ˈtʃɪŋˈlɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1981, widow of Sun Yat-sen. 1
noun tv Mei-ling or Mayling [mey-ling] /ˈmeɪˈlɪŋ/ (Show IPA), (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek) 1897–2003, wife of Chiang Kai-shek. 1
noun tv Tse-ven or Tzu-wen [tsoo -wuhn] /ˈtsʊˈwʌn/ (Show IPA), (T.V) 1894–1971, Chinese financier. 1

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Origin of tv

First appearance:

before 1948

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1948

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Parts of speech for Tv

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tv popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for tv

noun tv

audio — Audio equipment is used for recording and reproducing sound.
babysitter — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
boob tube — The boob tube is the television.
idiot box — a television set; television.

adj tv

music video — a commercial video featuring a performance of a popular song, often through a stylized dramatization by the performers with lip-syncing and special effects.

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