TV

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noun, plural TVs.

television.

Origin:
1948

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noun

Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).

Ai-ling

[ahy-ling] , 1888–1973, wife of H. H. Kung.

Ching-ling or Ch’ing-ling

[ching-ling] , 1892–1981, widow of Sun Yat-sen.

Mei-ling or Mayling [mey-ling] , ( Madame Chiang Kai-Shek ) 1897–2003, wife of Chiang Kai-shek.

Tse-ven or Tzu-wen

[tsoo

-wuhn] , ( T.V ) 1894–1971, Chinese financier.

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Soong or Song (sʊŋ)

—n
	an influential Chinese family, notably Soong Ch'ing-ling (1890--1981), who married Sun Yat-sen and became a vice-chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959); and Soong Mei-ling (1898-2003), who married Chiang Kai-shek

Song or Song

—n

tv

—*the internet domain name for*
	Tuvalu

TV

—*abbreviation for*
1.	television
2.	transvestite

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

1948, shortened form of television (q.v.). TV dinner (1954) is a proprietary name reg. by Swanson & Sons, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

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