Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

video diary

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: video -di-ary
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of video recordings made by a person over a time period, recording their experiences, feelings and thoughts.

Example Sentences

"The footage is taken from the video diary, shot with a camcorder, of the eighteen-year-old Ricky; in this diary he films everything that appears noteworthy to him."

Etymology

From video + diary. First use appears c. 1972 in the periodical Radical Philosophy. See cite below.

Inflected Forms

video diaries (plural)

Questions

What does video diary mean?: A series of video recordings made by a person over a time period, recording their experiences, feelings and thoughts.
Where does video diary come from?: From video + diary. First use appears c. 1972 in the periodical Radical Philosophy. See cite below.

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