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TV game en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

NNSE sense is borrowed from Japanese テレビゲーム (terebi gēmu), from English TV + game.

Meanings

  1. An early type of video game, the predecessor of modern games consoles, consisting of a unit with a built-in controller that plugged into a television set.
  2. (qualifier:usually non-native speakers' English, rare) A home console game.

Forms

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