"tv" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-tv.wav [Canada], en-us-tv.ogg [US] Forms: tvs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tv (countable and uncountable, plural tvs)
  1. Alternative form of TV. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: TV
    Sense id: en-tv-en-noun-gUb05Ivv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tv meaning in English (2.0kB)

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