Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

video conference

/ˈvɪdiəʊ ˌkɒnfəɹəns/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: video -con-fer-ence
IPA: /ˈvɪdiəʊ ˌkɒnfəɹəns/

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A conference held by videolink; an arranged video phone call between more than two parties.

verb

To hold or take part in a video conference.

Intransitive verb

verb

To broadcast by means of a video conference.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The four of us should hold a video conference next week."
"I video conferenced with the client this morning."
"The academic meeting will be video conferenced."

Etymology

From video + conference.

Usage

Inflected Forms

video conferences (plural) videoconference (alternative) video-conference (alternative) video conferences (present, singular) video conferencing (participle, present) video conferenced (participle, past) video conferenced (past)

Phrases

telephone conference

Frequently Paired Words

telephone conference teleconference

Synonyms

videoteleconference

Questions

How do you pronounce video conference?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪdiəʊ ˌkɒnfəɹəns/.
What does video conference mean?: A conference held by videolink; an arranged video phone call between more than two parties.
Where does video conference come from?: From video + conference.

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