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home video

noun

Definition of home video

1 : prerecorded videocassettes or videodiscs marketed for home viewing
2 : a homemade movie usually filmed with a camcorder

Examples of home video in a Sentence

the latest releases in home video We watched a home video of their wedding.

Recent Examples on the Web

Bottom of the 9th comes to home video this week just as the new movie season begins. Armond White, National Review, "Bottom of the 9th: Sympathy for the Underdog," 6 Sep. 2019 Her parents have home videos of her trying to swing a bat as a 1-year-old. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "8-year-old told "girls should not be playing baseball" creates amazing highlight reel to prove her skills," 31 July 2019 Grande wasn’t very talkative Friday, but the show did feature a silly home video of a precocious pre-teen Grande pretending to be a newscaster. Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ariana Grande performs at the peak of her powers at packed Fiserv Forum show in Milwaukee," 7 Dec. 2018 For Shawn and his family, Plex is mostly for TV shows, the occasional movie, home videos, and music. Bijan Stephen, The Verge, "Plex makes piracy just another streaming service," 23 July 2019 Photos and home videos played for the jury during the trial weren't enough for Fine, however. Lavendrick Smith, Dallas News, "Richardson dad who let 3-year-old Sherin Mathews die 'over milk' gets life in prison," 26 June 2019 Miles and miles of penises, in locker rooms, video chats, selfies and grainy home videos. Mike Hale, New York Times, "Review: HBO Raises the Stakes on Teenage Transgression in ‘Euphoria’," 14 June 2019 How To Watch: Available to rent and stream on services such as iTunes, Amazon home video and Redbox On Demand. Rex Crum, The Mercury News, "13 all-American movies to stream for Independence Day," 1 July 2019 This year, timed to international LGBTQ Pride month in June, home video distributor Shout! Nick Romano, EW.com, "The Babadook director celebrates monster's gay icon status: 'He’s trying to stay relevant'," 25 June 2019

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First Known Use of home video

1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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home video

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English Language Learners Definition of home video

US : movies that are sold on videotapes or DVDs and are meant to be watched on television at home
: a home movie that is recorded with a video camera

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