video

Etymology

From the root vide of Latin videō (“I see”) + -o, formed in analogy to audio.

noun

  1. Television, television show, movie.
  2. A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).
    We made a video montage of Robbie for his fiftieth birthday.
    Check out my new videos on YouTube.
  3. Motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.
  4. (dated) VHS.

verb

  1. (Britain) To record using a video camera, to videotape
  2. (Britain) To record a television program
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.

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