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Emmy

Emmy

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An award people give each year for excellent work on television
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɛm.i/
translation icon : premio Emmy
  • The Emmy Award-winning series Schoolhouse Rock is one example that most people remember from their childhoods.
  • an Emmy Award
  • Emmy-winning

I I don't want an Emmy for this.

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Examples

  • These are television projects and should be up for Emmy Awards, not Oscars.

  • And congratulations to the entire "LOST" team for an incredible 13 Emmy nominations!

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  • Not only did we win an Emmy, we won fashion.

  • You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.

  • "We just got word that Angel's Devils was nominated for an Emmy not once, but twice."

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  • Tonight, September 23, 2012, will attract a worldwide audience as the Emmy Awards are handed out.

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  • The funniest show that Mickey and I ever did was the one we won the Emmy for.

  • Mr. Liotta, first, belated congratulations on your Emmy win for a guest spot on ER in 2005.

  • In April, the show received the Emmy in the category of Outstanding Sports Journalism for Bernard Goldberg.

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  • In 2005, she won an Emmy for her starring role in the TV series 'Medium.'

Synonyms

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A prize given to someone for achievement or excellence

is a specific annual prize given by a television academy for excellence

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Emmy comes from an old nickname for a television camera tube, the immy, short for 'image orthicon'. Because of that link to TV technology, the Emmy became the name of the prize for work in television.