# TV

Pronunciation: say "tee-VEE" US /ˌtiˈvi/, UK /ˌtiːˈviː/

## Noun

1. Abbreviation of television. *(colloquial)* — Abbreviation of television.
   - Simple: Abbreviation of television. The everyday word for a television or what is shown on it.
   - _There's nothing good on TV tonight, so let's go for a walk._
   - _Many hotel rooms now come with flat-screen TVs mounted on the wall._
2. Abbreviation of transvestite. — Abbreviation of transvestite.
   - Simple: Abbreviation of transvestite. This short form is mostly found in older writing.
   - _The newsletter printed letters from TVs across the country who dressed only in private._
   - _As a TV, she kept a separate wardrobe and a separate name for weekends._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Initialism of Taylor's Version.
- (noun) Initialism of tidal volume.

## Origin

An abbreviation of television.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tv (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).