DVD

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UK/ˌdiː viː ˈdiː/US/ˌdi vi ˈdi/

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.

Very commonScrabble 8

Meanings

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

plural DVDs · plural DVD's

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismInitialism 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.

    “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.”

    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 Mar 2024
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    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.

    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 Aug 2013
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of dissociated vertical deviation.

    However, if postoperative anatomic intorsion is present, the patient may have DVD that was incorrectly diagnosed as IOOA and treated by IO muscle recessions.

    1999, Arthur L. Rosenbaum, Alvina Pauline Santiago, Clinical Strabismus Management, page 68

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic دِي فِي دِي
  • دِي فِي دِي (dī fī dī)digital video disc
Bengali ডিভিডি
  • ডিভিডি (ḍibhiḍi)digital video disc
Chinese Mandarin DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Dutch dvd, DVD
  • dvddigital video disc
  • DVDdigital video disc
Esperanto DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Estonian DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Finnish DVD-levy, DVD
  • DVD-levydigital video disc
  • DVDdigital video disc
French DVD, dévédé
  • DVDdigital video disc
  • dévédédigital video disc
German DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Greek ντιβιντί, DVD
  • ντιβιντί (ntivintí)digital video disc
  • DVDdigital video disc
Hebrew DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Hindi डीवीडी
  • डीवीडी (ḍīvīḍī)digital video disc
Italian DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Japanese ディーブイディー, DVD (dībuidī)
  • ディーブイディー (dībuidī)digital video disc
  • DVD (dībuidī)digital video disc
Korean 디비디, 디뷔디
  • 디비디 (dibidi)digital video disc
  • 디뷔디 (dibwidi)digital video disc
  • DVDdigital video disc
Latin disculus visionis digitalis
  • disculus visionis digitalisdigital video disc
Latvian DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Lithuanian DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Malay DVD, cakera video digital
  • DVDdigital video disc
  • cakera video digitaldigital video disc
Persian دیویدی
  • دیویدی (di-vi-di)digital video disc
Polish DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Portuguese DVD, devedê
  • DVDdigital video disc
  • devedêdigital video disc
Romanian DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Russian ди-ви-ди́, DVD
  • ди-ви-ди́ (di-vi-dí)digital video disc
  • DVDdigital video disc
  • двд (dvd)digital video disc
Spanish DVD, dvd
  • DVDdigital video disc
  • dvddigital video disc
Swedish DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Tagalog dibidi, DVD
  • dibididigital video disc
  • DVDdigital video disc
Thai ดีวีดี
  • ดีวีดี (dii-wii-dii)digital video disc
Turkish DVD
  • DVDdigital video disc
Ukrainian ді-ві-ді́, DVD
  • ді-ві-ді́ (di-vi-dí)digital video disc
  • DVDdigital video disc
Urdu ڈی وی ڈی
  • ڈی وی ڈی (ḍīvīḍī)digital video disc
Cite this entry
APA

DVD. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DVD

MLA

“DVD.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DVD. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “DVD,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DVD.

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