NYT Dictionary

VIDEO

/ˈvɪd.i.oʊ/
NounVerbVID-e-ovid-e-o · 3 syllablesGrade 3

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

Transient visual content or media, processed with technology, especially electronic.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video From the root vide of Latin videō (“to see”) + -o, formed in analogy to audio.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clipvidpicturetelevisiontelecastingtvfilmtape

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