TV game
TV game noun: an early type of video game, the predecessor of modern games consoles, consisting of a unit with a built-in controller that plugged into a television set.
Noun
TV game (plural TV games)
- An early type of video game, the predecessor of modern games consoles, consisting of a unit with a built-in controller that plugged into a television set.
- A home console game.
Forms of TV game
| plural | TV games |
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Origin of TV game
NNSE sense is borrowed from Japanese テレビゲーム (terebi gēmu), from English TV + game.
Questions about TV game
- What does TV game mean?
- TV game means an early type of video game, the predecessor of modern games consoles, consisting of a unit with a built-in controller that plugged into a television set.
- What part of speech is TV game?
- TV game is a noun.
- What is the plural of TV game?
- The plural of TV game is TV games.
Words near TV game in the dictionary
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