"vidchat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈvɪdˌt͡ʃæt/ Forms: vidchats [plural]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: From vid + chat. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|vid|chat}} vid + chat Head templates: {{en-noun}} vidchat (plural vidchats)
  1. A videocall, especially a casual one. Categories (topical): Telecommunications
    Sense id: en-vidchat-en-noun-Sm7cFsbp Disambiguation of Telecommunications: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈvɪdˌt͡ʃæt/ Forms: vidchats [present, singular, third-person], vidchatting [participle, present], vidchatted [participle, past], vidchatted [past]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: From vid + chat. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|vid|chat}} vid + chat Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} vidchat (third-person singular simple present vidchats, present participle vidchatting, simple past and past participle vidchatted)
  1. To engage in a videocall. Categories (topical): Telecommunications Synonyms: vidcall [science-fiction, literature, publishing, media], videocall Hyponyms: facetime [verb], skype [verb]
    Sense id: en-vidchat-en-verb-C2NmyScV Disambiguation of Telecommunications: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 35 65

Inflected forms

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