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video

Syllabification: (vid·e·o)
Pronunciation: /ˈvidēˌō/
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Definition of video

noun (plural videos)

  • 1the recording, reproducing, or broadcasting of moving visual images.
  • 2a recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape: they sat down to watch a video [as modifier]:a site on which people can post their own video clips
  • a short movie made by a pop or rock group to accompany a song.
  • a videocassette:a blank video the film will soon be released on video
  • British a videocassette recorder.

verb (videos, videoing, videoed)

  • record on videotape:he declined an invitation to be videoed

Origin:

1930s: from Latin videre 'to see', on the pattern of audio

Spelling rule

Make the plural of the noun in the usual way, by adding -s: (videos).

Spelling help

The verb forms are: (videoes, videoing, videoed) (if she videoes all the events, I’d love to see the final videos).

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