color TV
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- noun
- /ˈkʌlər tiː viː/
- US
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televisor en color
- My first month here, I bought a color TV, VCR, cable hookup, and a microwave.
They had to put a colour TV in there because they couldn't hook it up to the camcorder.
- They had to put a colour TV in there because they couldn't hook it up to the camcorder.
Examples
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Every shanty has a color TV and a VCR.
Fiction book (1992) -
You want a 30-inch color TV?
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Beautiful living room furniture and a big color TV.
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How much did a 19" color TV cost compared to now, with and without inflation?
Blog text (14) -
I've got a color TV.
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At home, it would have been time for him to sit in front of their color TV, drinking jasmine tea and watching the evening news.
Fiction book (1996) -
It has every amenity-- a built-in color TV.
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Afternoons we spent with one eye glued to a large color TV, which kept us abreast of the news from the soap opera world.
Fiction book (1993) -
QUINT: Champagne, pâte de foie gras, Iranian caviar, and don't forget the color TV.
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Many families upgraded to a color TV to enjoy their favorite shows in vibrant detail.
Synonyms
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A television that shows pictures in color rather than black and white
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a television set that displays images in color' is directly and transparently composed from 'color' (having color) + 'TV' (television device). This is a straightforward noun + modifier combination found across languages and follows standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The name color TV comes from the time when television sets began to show pictures with real color instead of only black and white. People felt events looked more lively, so color TV simply means a TV that shows pictures 'in color'.