TV
Saytee-VEE/ˌtiˈvi//ˌtiːˈviː/
- 1Abbreviation of television. The everyday word for a television or what is shown on it.
We watched a movie on TV last night.
My grandparents just bought a new TV.
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- 2Abbreviation of transvestite. This short form is mostly found in older writing.
The support group welcomed TVs and their partners every Friday night.
He told his wife he was a TV long before they married.
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Less common meanings
- 3Initialism of Taylor's Version, the name for Taylor Swift's new recordings of her older albums and songs.
- 4Initialism of tidal volume. Used in medicine for the air in one normal breath.
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Origin
A short form of the word television.