video game

vid·eo game

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vid-ee-oh geym]
- /ˈvɪd iˌoʊ geɪm/
- /ˈvɪdiəʊ ɡeɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vid-ee-oh geym]
- /ˈvɪd iˌoʊ geɪm/

Definitions of video game words

noun video game any of various interactive games played using a specialized electronic gaming device or a computer or mobile device and a television or other display screen, along with a means to control graphic images. 1
noun video game any of various games played using a microchip-controlled device, as an arcade machine or handheld toy. 1
noun video game electronic game 1
countable noun video game A video game is a computer game that you play on your television or on a similar device. 0
noun video game any of various electronic games that are played by manipulating an input device in response to the graphics on a screen 0
noun video game any of various games involving images, controlled by players, on a cathode-ray tube or other electronic screen 0

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Origin of video game

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Video game

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Video game

video game popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

video game usage trend in Literature

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