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direct-to-video

direct-to-video adjective: of a motion picture, originally released in a home video format (historically VHS) without being released to cinemas or broadcast on television.

Adjective

direct-to-video (not comparable)

  1. Of a motion picture, originally released in a home video format (historically VHS) without being released to cinemas or broadcast on television.

Questions about direct-to-video

What does direct-to-video mean?
Direct-to-video means of a motion picture, originally released in a home video format (historically VHS) without being released to cinemas or broadcast on television.
What part of speech is direct-to-video?
Direct-to-video is an adjective.

Words near direct-to-video in the dictionary

  1. direct-to-consumer
  2. direct-to-DVD
  3. direct-to-home
  4. direct-to-streaming
  5. direct-to-TV
  6. direct-to-video
  7. directabilities
  8. directability
  9. directable
  10. directed
  11. directed acyclic graph

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