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video-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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prefix

Meaning 1

Moving images, especially television.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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 English video- From video.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: видео- (video-) — related to moving images, and especially to television
  • French: video- — related to moving images, and especially to television
  • German: video- — related to moving images, and especially to television
  • Ido: video- — related to moving images, and especially to television
  • Italian: video- — related to moving images, and especially to television
  • Russian: видео- (video-) — related to moving images, and especially to television
  • Spanish: video- — related to moving images, and especially to television