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DVD

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English

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Noun

DVD (countable and uncountable, plural DVDs or DVD's)

  1. (countable) Initialism of digital video/versatile disc; an optical disc on which video is recorded in digital format, such as commercially-released movies and other video media.
    • 2007 August 15, James Martin, “Inside the spider's web”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 August 2013:
      And, as if the guarantee of paradise were not sufficient, the museum also boasts a gift shop, where those so-inclined can purchase Hizbullah DVD's, key-chains, car-fresheners, and perfume.
    • 2024 March 27, J. Oliver Conroy, quoting Christina, “The film fans who refuse to surrender to streaming: ‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 March 2024:
      “We’ve lived it. We’ll never give up our collection. Ever. And maybe, one day, you’ll be the one to come and barter a loaf of bread for our DVD of Casino.”
  2. (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of dissociated vertical deviation.
    • 1999, Arthur L. Rosenbaum, Alvina Pauline Santiago, Clinical Strabismus Management, page 68:
      However, if postoperative anatomic intorsion is present, the patient may have DVD that was incorrectly diagnosed as IOOA and treated by IO muscle recessions.

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Azerbaijani

Noun

DVD

  1. DVD (optical disc)

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Catalan

Noun

DVD m (invariable)

  1. DVD (optical disc)

French

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Noun

DVD m (invariable)

  1. DVD (optical disc)

Noun

DVD f (uncountable)

  1. (French politics) abbreviation of divers droite

German

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Noun

DVD f (genitive DVD, plural DVDs)

  1. DVD (optical disc)
    Sollen wir für heute Abend eine DVD ausleihen?
    Should we rent a DVD for tonight?

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Hungarian

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Noun

DVD (plural DVD-k)

  1. DVD (optical disc)

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English DVD.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi ˈvu ˈdi/, /ˈdi ˈvi ˈdi/

Noun

DVD m

  1. DVD

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