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slideshow

/ˈslaɪdˌʃoʊ/

slideshow noun: a presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.

Noun

slideshow (plural slideshows)

  1. A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.
  2. Any sequence of images, shown one after the other (not simultaneously).
    Synonyms:
    slide deck
    1. (informal) The situation where a game has a low frame rate due to insufficient computing power.
      • When there are too many enemies, the whole thing just turns into a slideshow.

Synonyms of slideshow

Forms of slideshow

pluralslideshows
alternative formslide show

Plural of slideshow: slideshows

Origin of slideshow

From slide + show.

Questions about slideshow

What does slideshow mean?
Slideshow means a presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.
What part of speech is slideshow?
Slideshow is a noun.
How do you pronounce slideshow?
Slideshow is pronounced /ˈslaɪdˌʃoʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of slideshow?
The plural of slideshow is slideshows.

Words near slideshow in the dictionary

  1. slides into someone's DMs
  2. slides into the DMs
  3. slides off
  4. slidescanner
  5. slidescanners
  6. slideshow
  7. slideshows
  8. slidest
  9. slideth
  10. slidewalk
  11. slidewalks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slideshow (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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