TV en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Abbreviation, from television.
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of television.
alt of television
Believe me, the sun always shines on TV
1985, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, “The Sun Always Shines on T.V.”, in Hunting High and Low, performed by a-ha:I saw an ad for that on TV.
USB-C isn’t just how many PC laptops are charged; it’s also how the Chromecast With Google TV draws power. It’s also the only USB port in any modern MacBook, and it’s used for charging and data transfer in many Samsung Galaxy phones (dating back to 2016’s infamous Galaxy Note 7).
2023 September 15, Henry T. Casey, “What is USB-C? Here’s everything you need to know”, in CNN:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism) Initialism of tricuspid valve.
alt of tricuspid valve
TV's who dominate and TV's who are dominated! TV's who are hot, sexy and horny as hell!
1996, Forced Womanhood, number 20, page 32:I am in isolation and am lonely and would like to correspond with TVs, TSs and queens.
1986 April 12, David Anderson, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 18:1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure She spoke of her male side as her "brother" as do older, more conventional TVs.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of tidal volume.
alt of tidal volume
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of tax value.
alt of tax value
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:pop culture, uncountable) Initialism of Taylor's Version.
alt of Taylor's Version
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated) Abbreviation of transvestite.
alt of transvestite
[…] my observations of married TVs and their wives among our friends […]
1964, Paul Krassner, The Realist, volumes 47-80, page 26:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| T.V. | alternative | lexicographic | |
| TVs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| teevy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| teevee | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
price · MV · worth · AoV · ACV · PV
Deriveds
TVCR · VBTV · smart TV · colour TV · TV programme · slow TV · Prestige TV · TV dinner · TV evangelist · TV evangelism · TV wife · color TV · TV white · TV black · linear TV · dish TV · threevee · TV-phobic · TV timeout · TV talk · tri-V · cable TV · TV program · satellite TV · appointment TV · TV land · TV rock · made-for-TV · TVaholic
Descendants
Hypernyms
valve · heart valve · value · portion · amount · part
Relateds
Translations (59)
th ทีวี (abbreviation for television) · ko 텔레비전 (abbreviation for television) · af TV (abbreviation for television) · sv teve (abbreviation for television) · tr TV (abbreviation for television) · my တီဗီ (abbreviation for television) · es tele (abbreviation for television) · nl tv (abbreviation for television) · lv TV (abbreviation for television) · nl travo (abbreviation for transvestite) · ko 티비 (abbreviation for television) · vi truyền hình (abbreviation for television) · cmn 電視 /电视 (abbreviation for television) · si ටීවී (abbreviation for television) · sh TV (abbreviation for television) · esu tiiviiq (abbreviation for television) · ko 티뷔 (abbreviation for television) · sv T (abbreviation for transvestite) · ko 티브이 (abbreviation for television) · sh ТВ (abbreviation for television) · de Transe (abbreviation for transvestite) · cy teli (abbreviation for television) · io TV (abbreviation for television) · mww this vis (abbreviation for television) · be ТБ (abbreviation for television) · ia TV (abbreviation for television) · pt TV (abbreviation for television) · wa tévé (abbreviation for television) · nl teevee (abbreviation for television) · ja テレビジョン (abbreviation for television) · it tivù (abbreviation for television) · te టీ.వీ. (abbreviation for television) · no teve (abbreviation for television) · fi transu (abbreviation for transvestite) · it TV (abbreviation for television) · ja テレビ (abbreviation for television) · no TV (abbreviation for television) · he טלוויזיה (abbreviation for television) · es tv (abbreviation for television) · as টিভি (abbreviation for television) · tl TV (abbreviation for television) · vi TV (abbreviation for television) · ngh Tiiviisi (abbreviation for television) · hi टीवी (abbreviation for television) · gd tbh (abbreviation for television) · ca TV (abbreviation for television) · pt tevê (abbreviation for television) · de TV (abbreviation for television) · af T.V. (abbreviation for television) · fi TV (abbreviation for television) · gu ટીવી (abbreviation for television) · unm TV (abbreviation for television) · sv tv (abbreviation for television) · fr télé (abbreviation for television) · ko 텔레비 (abbreviation for television) · ru ТВ (abbreviation for television) · uk ТБ (abbreviation for television) · ta டிவி (abbreviation for television) · da tv (abbreviation for television)